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But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.
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So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.
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And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,
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And said to them, It is clear to me that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has come on us;
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For we have had news of how the Lord made the Red Sea dry before you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites, on the other side of Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you gave up to the curse.
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And because of this news, our hearts became like water, and there was no more spirit in any of us because of you; for the Lord your God is God in heaven on high and here on earth.
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So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,
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And that you will keep safe my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and all they have, so that death may not come on us?
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And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.
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Then she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.
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And she said to them, Get away into the hill-country, or the men who have gone after you will overtake you; keep yourselves safe there for three days, till the searchers have come back, and then go on your way.