⁸Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roofⁱ ⁹and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear^j of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. ¹⁰We have heard how the Lord dried up^k the water of the Red Sea^a for you when you came out of Egypt,^l and what you did to Sihon and Og,^m the two kings of the Amoritesⁿ east of the Jordan,^o whom you completely destroyed.^b^p ¹¹When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear^q and everyone’s courage failed^r because of you,^s for the Lord your God^t is God in heaven above and on the earth^u below.

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

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Footnotes

aOr the Sea of Reeds
bThe Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Cross references

iSee Dt 22:8; Jdg 16:27; 2 Sa 16:22; Ne 8:16; Isa 15:3; 22:1; Jer 32:29
jSee Ge 35:5; See Ex 15:14
kSee Ge 8:1; Ex 14:21; Jos 3:17; Ps 74:15
lSee Nu 23:22
mSee Nu 21:21
nSee Ge 10:16; See 14:7
o Jos 9:10
pSee Nu 21:2
qSee Ge 42:28
rSee Dt 2:25; Ps 107:26; Jnh 1:5
s Ex 15:14; Jos 5:1; 7:5; 2 Sa 4:1; Ps 22:14; Isa 13:7; 19:1; Jer 51:30; Na 2:10
t 2 Ki 5:15; 19:15; Da 6:26
uSee Ge 14:19; See Nu 20:14
vSee Ge 24:8; See 47:31
wSee Ge 24:12; Ru 3:10
xSee Ge 24:14; See Ex 3:12; Jos 4:6; 1 Sa 2:34; 2 Ki 19:29
yver 18; Jos 6:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction. And as soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father’s house, and give me a sure sign that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed across the Jordan. When we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below. Now please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my father’s family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure signthat you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from death.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them. “I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror. For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed. No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.

“Now swear to me by the Lord that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away in fear because of your presence. For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you went out from Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. We heard this, and our hearts melted, and no courage was left in anyone because of your presence. For Yahweh your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. So then please swear to me by Yahweh, because I have shown loyalty to you, and you will also show loyalty to my family. You must give me a sign of good faith, and you will spare my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that belongs to them; you will deliver our lives from death.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token: And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

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