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KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
Joshua the
son of Nun sent out
of
Shittim
two men
to
spy
secretly
, saying, Go view
the land, even
Jericho. And
they went ,
and came
into
an
harlot's
house ,
named Rahab ,
and lodged
there.
Then
Joshua son of Nun secretly
sent two spies
from
Shittim
, saying, “
Go ,
inspect
the land, especially
Jericho. ”
So
they went and entered
the
house of
a
prostitute
named Rahab and stayed
there.
And it was told
the king of Jericho ,
saying,
Behold, there
came
men in
hither
to
night
of the
children
of
Israel to search
out the country
.
And it was reported
to
the king of Jericho :
“
Behold, some
men of Israel have
come
here
tonight
to spy
out the land
. ”
And
the king of Jericho sent unto
Rahab ,
saying
, Bring forth
the men that
are
come
to thee,
which
are
entered into
thine
house :
for they be
come to search
out all
the country
.
So
the king of Jericho sent to
Rahab and
said
, “
Bring out
the men who
came
to you
and
entered your
house ,
for they have
come to spy
out the whole
land
. ”
And
the woman took
the two men ,
and hid
them ,
and
said thus
, There
came
men unto
me, but I wist
not whence
they were:
But
the woman had
taken
the two men and hidden
them .
So
she
said, “Yes,
the
men did
come
to
me, but I did
not know
where
they had
come
from.
And
it
came
to
pass
about
the
time
of
shutting
of
the
gate
, when it
was dark
, that
the men went out :
whither
the
men
went
I wot
not :
pursue after
them quickly ;
for
ye
shall
overtake
them .
At
dusk
, when the
gate
was about
to
close
, the men went out ,
and
I do
not know
which
way
they
went.
Pursue them quickly ,
and
you
may
catch
them !”
But she
had brought
them up to the roof of
the
house,
and hid
them with
the stalks of flax ,
which
she had laid in
order
upon
the
roof
.
(
But Rahab
had taken
them up to the roof and hidden
them among
the stalks of flax that
she had laid out
there
. )
And
the men pursued
after
them
the way
to Jordan
unto
the fords :
and as soon as they which
pursued
after
them
were
gone out, they
shut
the gate.
So
the king’s
men set
out
in
pursuit
of
the spies
along
the
road
to the fords of
the
Jordan,
and as soon as they had
gone out, the gate was
shut
.
And
before they
were
laid
down, she
came
up unto
them
upon
the roof ;
Before the
spies
lay
down for
the
night
, Rahab
went
up on
the roof
And she
said unto
the
men
, I know that the LORD hath
given you the
land ,
and that your
terror
is
fallen upon
us, and
that all the
inhabitants
of
the land faint
because
of you.
and said to
them
, “
I know that the LORD has
given you this
land and that the
fear
of
you
has
fallen on
us, so
that all who
dwell
in
the land are
melting
in
fear
of you.
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water
of the Red sea for
you ,
when ye
came out of Egypt ;
and what ye
did unto
the two kings of the Amorites ,
that
were
on
the other
side
Jordan, Sihon
and
Og,
whom ye
utterly
destroyed
.
For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters
of the Red Sea before
you when you
came out of Egypt ,
and what you
did to
Sihon
and
Og,
the two kings of the Amorites across
the Jordan, whom you
devoted
to
destruction
.
And
as
soon
as
we had
heard these
things
, our hearts did
melt,
neither
did
there
remain
any
more
courage in
any
man,
because of you :
for the LORD your God ,
he
is God in heaven
above ,
and in
earth beneath
.
When
we heard this
, our hearts melted
and
everyone’s
courage failed
because of you ,
for the LORD your God is God in the
heavens
above and on
the
earth below
.
Now therefore, I
pray
you,
swear unto
me by the LORD ,
since
I
have
showed
you
kindness,
that ye
will also
show kindness unto
my father's
house
, and
give me a true
token:
Now therefore, please
swear to
me by the LORD that you
will indeed
show kindness to
my family
, because
I
showed
kindness
to
you.
Give me a sure
sign
And
that ye
will save
alive
my father ,
and my
mother, and
my brethren,
and my
sisters, and all that
they
have
, and deliver our
lives
from death.
that you
will spare
the
lives
of
my father and mother, my brothers
and sisters, and all who
belong
to
them
, and that
you
will
deliver us
from death. ”
And
the
men
answered
her,
Our life
for yours,
if ye
utter
not this
our business.
And
it
shall
be
, when the LORD hath
given
us the land ,
that
we
will
deal
kindly
and
truly
with
thee
.
“
Our lives
for your
lives!”
the
men
agreed.
“
If you
do
not report
our mission
, we
will
show
you
kindness
and
faithfulness
when the LORD gives
us the land. ”
Then she
let them down by a cord
through the window :
for
her
house was upon
the town
wall ,
and
she
dwelt
upon
the wall
.
Then Rahab
let them down by a rope
through the window ,
since
the
house where
she
lived
was built
into
the wall of
the city
.
And
she
said
unto
them,
Get
you
to the mountain
, lest
the
pursuers meet
you ;
and
hide yourselves there three days ,
until the
pursuers
be
returned :
and
afterward
may
ye
go your way.
“Go
to the hill
country
, ”
she
said,
“so
that
your
pursuers will
not
find
you .
Hide yourselves there for
three days until they
have
returned ;
then
go on
your way. ”
And
the men said unto
her, We will be blameless
of
this thine
oath which
thou
hast
made us swear .
The men said to
her, “
We will not
be bound
by
this oath you
made us swear
Behold
, when we come
into
the land, thou
shalt
bind
this line
of
scarlet thread
in the window which thou
didst
let us down by:
and thou
shalt
bring
thy
father ,
and thy
mother ,
and thy
brethren,
and all thy
father's
household,
home
unto
thee
.
unless
, when we enter
the land, you
have
tied
this scarlet cord
in the window through
which you
let us down ,
and unless
you
have
brought
your
father and mother and brothers
and all your
family
into
your
house
.
And
it
shall
be,
that
whosoever
shall
go
out of
the doors
of thy
house into the street, his blood shall
be upon
his head, and we will be guiltless:
and
whosoever
shall
be
with thee
in the house, his blood shall
be on our head,
if
any
hand
be
upon
him
.
If
anyone
goes
out the door
of your
house into the street, his blood will
be on
his own
head, and we will be innocent.
But
if
a
hand
is
laid
on
anyone
with you
in the house, his blood will
be on our heads
.
And if thou
utter
this
our business
, then
we will be quit
of
thine
oath which
thou
hast
made us to
swear.
And if you
report
our mission
, we will be released
from
the
oath you
made us swear. ”
And
she
said
, According
unto
your
words
, so
be
it.
And she sent them away ,
and they departed:
and
she bound
the scarlet line
in the window.
“Let
it
be
as
you
say
, ”
she
replied
, and she sent them away .
And when
they had
gone,
she tied
the scarlet cord
in the window.
And
they
went ,
and
came
unto
the mountain,
and abode
there three days, until the
pursuers were
returned :
and
the
pursuers
sought
them throughout
all the way,
but
found
them
not
.
So
the
spies
went out
into
the hill
country
and stayed
there three days, until their
pursuers had
returned without
finding
them ,
having
searched
all along
the road
.
So
the two men returned
, and
descended
from the mountain,
and
passed
over
, and came to Joshua the
son of Nun ,
and told
him
all things
that befell
them :
Then
the two men started
back
, came
down
from the hill
country
, and crossed
the
river.
So
they
came to Joshua son of Nun and reported
all that had
happened
to
them .
And
they
said
unto
Joshua,
Truly
the LORD hath
delivered into our hands all the land ;
for
even
all
the
inhabitants
of
the
country
do
faint
because
of us.
“
The LORD has
surely
delivered the
entire
land
into our hands ,”
they
said
to
Joshua.
“Indeed,
all who
dwell
in
the land are
melting
in
fear
of us. ”
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