³ So the king of Jericho sent Rahab the order, “Bring out the men who have come to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the entire land.” ⁴ The woman^(A) had taken the two men and hidden them, so she said, “True, the men you speak of came to me, but I did not know where they came from. ⁵ At dark, when it was time to close the gate, they left, and I do not know where they went. You will have to pursue them quickly to overtake them.” ⁶ Now, she had led them to the roof, and hidden them among her stalks of flax spread out^[a] there.

^17 (A)The city and everything in it is under the ban. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are in the house with her are to live, because she hid the messengers we sent.

²³ The spies entered and brought out Rahab, with her father, mother, brothers, and all her family; her entire family they led forth and placed outside the camp of Israel.

^25 [a]Because Rahab the prostitute had hidden the messengers whom Joshua had sent to reconnoiter Jericho, Joshua let her live, along with her father’s house and all her family, who dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.

³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with the disobedient, for she had received the spies in peace.^(A)