¹²Please swear by the Lord that you’ll be as kind to my father’s family as I’ve been to you. Also give me some proof ¹³that you’ll protect my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and their households, and that you’ll save us from death.”

¹⁴The men promised her, “We pledge our lives for your lives. If you don’t tell anyone what we’re doing here, we’ll treat you kindly and honestly when the Lord gives us this land.”

¹⁵So she let them down by a rope from her window since her house was built into the city wall. (She lived in the city wall.) ¹⁶She told them, “Go to the mountains so that the men who are pursuing you will not find you. Hide there for three days until they return to Jericho. Then you can go on your way.”

¹⁷The men told her, “We will be free from the oath which you made us swear, ⸤if you tell anyone what we’re doing here⸥. ¹⁸When we invade your land, tie this red cord in the window through which you let us down. Also, gather your father, mother, brothers, and all your father’s family into your house. ¹⁹Whoever leaves your house will be responsible for his own life. We will be free from that responsibility. But we will take responsibility if anyone inside your house is harmed.

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