Joshua 2:12–19

¹²Now swear by him that you will treat my family as kindly as I have treated you, and give me some sign that I can trust you. ¹³Promise me that you will save my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families! Don’t let us be killed!”

¹⁴The men said to her, “May God take our lives if we don’t do as we say!^a If you do not tell anyone what we have been doing, we promise you that when the Lord gives us this land, we will treat you well.”

¹⁵Rahab lived in a house built into the city wall, so she let the men down from the window by a rope. ¹⁶“Go into the hill country,” she said, “or the king’s men will find you. Hide there for three days until they come back. After that you can go on your way.”

¹⁷The men said to her, “We will keep the promise that you have made us give. ¹⁸This is what you must do. When we invade your land, tie this red cord to the window you let us down from. Get your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father’s family together in your house. ¹⁹If anyone goes out of the house, his death will be his own fault, and we will not be responsible; but if anyone in the house with you is harmed, then we will be responsible.