KJV + Strong's Rahab Welcomes the Spies
(Hebrews 11:31-40) 1And Joshuathe sonof Nunsentout of Shittimtwomento spysecretly,saying,Goviewthe land,even Jericho.And they went,and cameinto an harlot'shouse,namedRahab,and lodgedthere.2And it was toldthe kingof Jericho,saying,Behold, there camemenin hither to nightof the childrenof Israelto search outthe country.3And the kingof Jerichosentunto Rahab,saying,Bring forththe menthat are cometo thee, which are enteredinto thine house:for they be cometo search outall the country.4And the womantookthe twomen,and hidthem, and saidthus, There camemenunto me, but I wistnot whencethey [were]:5And it came to pass [about the time] of shuttingof the gate,when it was dark,that the menwent out:whither the menwentI wotnot: pursueafterthem quickly;for ye shall overtakethem.6But she had brought them upto the roofof the house, and hidthem with the stalksof flax,which she had laid in orderupon the roof.7And the menpursuedafterthem the wayto Jordanunto the fords:and as soon as they which pursuedafterthem were gone out,they shutthe gate. 8And before they were laid down,she came upunto them upon the roof;9And she saidunto the men,I knowthat the LORDhath givenyou the land,and that your terroris fallenupon us, and that all the inhabitantsof the landfaintbecauseof you.10For we have heardhow the LORDdried upthe waterof the Redseafor you,when ye came outof Egypt;and what ye didunto the twokingsof the Amorites,that [were] on the other sideJordan,Sihonand Og,whom ye utterly destroyed.11And as soon as we had heard[these things], our heartsdid melt,neither did there remainany more couragein any man,becauseof you: for the LORDyour God,he [is] Godin heavenabove,and in earthbeneath.12Now therefore, I pray you, swearunto me by the LORD,sinceI have shewedyou kindness,that ye will also shewkindnessunto my father'shouse,and giveme a TRUEtoken:13And [that] ye will save alivemy father,and my mother,and my brethren,and my sisters,and all that they have, and deliverour livesfrom death.14And the menansweredher, Our lifefor yours,if ye utternot this our business.And it shall be, when the LORDhath givenus the land,that we will dealkindlyand trulywith thee. The Promise to Rahab 15Then she let them downby a cordthroughthe window:for her house[was] upon the townwall,and she dweltupon the wall.16And she saidunto them, Getyou to the mountain,lest the pursuersmeetyou; and hideyourselves there threedays,until the pursuersbe returned:and afterwardmay ye goyour way.17And the mensaidunto her, We [will be] blamelessof this thine oathwhich thou hast made us swear.18Behold, [when] we comeinto the land,thou shalt bindthis lineof scarletthreadin the windowwhich thou didst let us down by:and thou shalt bringthy father,and thy mother,and thy brethren,and all thy father'shousehold,homeunto thee.19And it shall be, [that] whosoevershall go outof the doorsof thy houseinto 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] handbe upon him.20And if thou utterthis our business,then we will be quitof thine oathwhich thou hast made us to swear.21And she said,According unto your words,so [be] it. And she sent them away,and they departed:and she boundthe scarletlinein the window. 22And they went,and cameunto the mountain,and abodethere threedays,until the pursuerswere returned:and the pursuerssought[them] throughout all the way,but found[them] not.23So the twomenreturned,and descendedfrom the mountain,and passed over,and cameto Joshuathe sonof Nun,and toldhim all [things] that befellthem:24And they saidunto Joshua,Trulythe LORDhath deliveredinto our handsall the land;for even all the inhabitantsof the countrydo faintbecauseof us. |
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