⁸ Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof^{(A) 9} and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear^(B) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. ¹⁰ We have heard how the Lord dried up^(C) the water of the Red Sea^[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,^(D) and what you did to Sihon and Og,^(E) the two kings of the Amorites^(F) east of the Jordan,^(G) whom you completely destroyed.^{[b](H) 11} When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear^(I) and everyone’s courage failed^(J) because of you,^(K) for the Lord your God^(L) is God in heaven above and on the earth^(M) below.

¹² “Now then, please swear to me^(N) by the Lord that you will show kindness^(O) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign^{(P) 13} that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them^(Q)—and that you will save us from death.”

¹⁴ “Our lives for your lives!”^(R) the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully^(S) when the Lord gives us the land.”

¹⁵ So she let them down by a rope^(T) through the window,^(U) for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. ¹⁶ She said to them, “Go to the hills^(V) so the pursuers^(W) will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days^(X) until they return, and then go on your way.”^(Y)

¹⁶ The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city!^{(A) 17} The city and all that is in it are to be devoted^[a](B) to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute^(C) and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid^(D) the spies we sent.

²⁵ But Joshua spared^(A) Rahab the prostitute,^(B) with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho^(C)—and she lives among the Israelites to this day.