B.
Spying out the land
2:1-24
1.
Joshua's sending of the two spies
v. 1
2.
Jehovah's providing of Rahab the harlot
vv. 1-22
Josh. 2
:1
2:1
Then Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent out from Shittim two men as
aspies, saying, Go, view the land, especially Jericho.
And they went and entered the house of a woman
who was a harlot, whose name was
1bRahab; and they lay down there.
Josh. 2
:2
2:2
And the king of Jericho was told, saying, There are some men who have now come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the land.
Josh. 2
:3
2:3
Then the king of Jericho sent
word to Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who have come to you
and who entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land.
Josh. 2
:4
2:4
And the woman
atook the two men and hid them. And she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
Josh. 2
:5
2:5
And when
it was time to shut the gate at dark, the men went out; I do not know where the men have gone. Pursue quickly after them, for you can overtake them.
Josh. 2
:6
2:6
But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among stalks of flax that she had laid out on the roof.
Josh. 2
:7
2:7
So the men pursued after them on the way toward the Jordan as far as the fords. And as soon as those who pursued after them went out, the gate was shut.
Josh. 2
:8
2:8
And before
1the spies lay down, she went up to them on the roof;
Josh. 2
:9
2:9
And she said to the men, I know that Jehovah has given you the land, and that the dread of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land
amelt before you.
Josh. 2
:10
2:10
For we have heard how Jehovah
adried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to
bSihon and to
cOg, whom you
1utterly destroyed.
Josh. 2
:11
2:11
When we heard, our hearts
amelted; and there no longer remained any spirit in any man because of you; for Jehovah your God,
1He is
bGod in heaven above and upon earth beneath.
Josh. 2
:12
2:12
So now, swear to me by Jehovah, I beg you, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will deal kindly with my
afather’s house; and give me some token of trust,
Josh. 2
:13
2:13
That you will preserve my father and my mother and my brothers and my sisters and all that they have, and will deliver our lives from death.
Josh. 2
:14
2:14
And the men said to her, Our life
1for yours! If you do not utter
anything of this matter concerning us, then when Jehovah gives the land to us, we will deal kindly and faithfully with you.
Josh. 2
:15
2:15
Then she
alet them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the wall of the city and she dwelt on the wall.
Josh. 2
:16
2:16
And she said to them, Go to the mountain, so that
your pursuers do not come upon you; and hide yourselves there for three days, until
your pursuers return; then afterward you can go on your way.
Josh. 2
:17
2:17
And the men said to her, We will be released from this oath to you that you made us swear,
Josh. 2
:18
2:18
Unless when we enter the land, you tie this line of
1ascarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and gather your father and your mother and your brothers and all your
bfather’s house to you in your house.
Josh. 2
:19
2:19
And anyone who goes forth from the doors of your house into the street, his
ablood will be upon his own head, and we will be innocent. And whoever is with you in the house, his blood will be upon our heads if a hand should come upon him.
Josh. 2
:20
2:20
But if you utter
anything of this matter concerning us, we will be released from this oath to you that you made us swear.
Josh. 2
:21
2:21
And she said, According to your words, so shall it be. Then she sent them away, and they left. And she tied the
ascarlet line in the window.
Josh. 2
:22
2:22
And they left and came to the mountain, and they remained there for three days, until
their pursuers returned. And although
their pursuers searched the entire way, they could not find
them.
3.
The two spies' return and report
vv. 23-24
Josh. 2
:23
2:23
Then the two men returned and came down from the mountain, and they crossed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun. And they related to him all that had happened to them.
Josh. 2
:24
2:24
And they said to Joshua,
1Jehovah has indeed given all the land into our
ahand; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt before us.
