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.”

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

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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

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
z 1 Ki 20:39, 42; 2 Ki 10:24
aSee Ge 47:29