1
Yehoshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Yericho. They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rachav, and lay there.
2
It was told the king of Yericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Yisra'el to search out the land.
3
The king of Yericho sent to Rachav, saying, Bring forth the men who are come to you, who have entered into your house; for they have come to search out all the land.
4
The woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know whence they were:
5
and it happened about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; where the men went I don't know: pursue after them quickly; for you will overtake them.
6
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.
7
The men pursued after them the way to the Yarden to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8
Before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;