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Deuteronomy 2

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¹ And now, please swear [an oath] to me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father's household (family), and give me a pledge of truth and faithfulness,

² and spare my father and my mother and my brothers and my sisters, along with everyone who belongs to them, and let us all live."

³ So the men said to her, "Our lives for yours if you do not tell [anyone about] this business of ours; then when the LORD gives us the land we will show you kindness and faithfulness [and keep our agreement with you]."

⁴ Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built[6] into the city wall, so that she was living on the wall.

⁵ And she said to them, "Go [west] to the hill country, so that the pursuers [who have headed east] will not encounter you; hide yourselves there for three days until the pursuers return. Then afterward you can go your way."

⁶ The men said to her, "We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear,

⁷ unless, when we come into the land, you tie this[7] cord of scarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and bring into the house your father and your mother and your brothers and all your father's household [so that they will be safe].

⁸ But if anyone goes out the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head [that is, his own responsibility], and we shall be blameless and free [from our oath]; however, if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head.

⁹ But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless and free from the oath which you made us swear."

¹⁰ She said, "According to your words, so be it." Then Rahab sent them off, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

¹¹ They left and went [on their way] to the hill country [west of Jericho], and stayed there [hidden in the caves] three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had searched all along the road but had not found them.

¹² Then the two men turned back and came down from the hill country and crossed over [the Jordan] and came to Joshua the son of Nun [at Shittim], and told him everything that had happened to them.

¹³ They said to Joshua, "Certainly the LORD has given all the land into our hands; for all the inhabitants of the land have melted [in despair] because of us."

¹⁴ Joshua got up early in the morning; then he and all the children of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they spent the night there before they crossed [the river].

¹⁵ And it happened at the end of three days that the officers went throughout the camp,

¹⁶ and they commanded the people, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from where you are and follow it.

¹⁷ However, there shall be a distance between you and it of about 2,000 cubits (3,000 ft.) by measurement. Do not come near it,[1] so that you may [be able to see the ark and] know the way you are to go, for you have not passed this way before."

¹⁸ Then Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves [for His purpose], for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders (miracles) among you."

¹⁹ Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over [the river] ahead of the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went on ahead of the people.

²⁰ The LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to magnify and exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that just as I was with Moses, I will [also] be with you.

²¹ You shall command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'"

²² Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come here, and listen to the words of the LORD your God."

²³ Joshua said, "By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will, without fail, drive out from before you the[2] Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite.

²⁴ Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over ahead of you [leading the way] into the Jordan.

²⁵ So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

²⁶ When the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, [come to] rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan flowing down from above will be cut off, and they will stand in one mass [of water]."

²⁷ So when the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan with the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,

²⁸ and when those who were carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were submerged at the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all of its banks throughout the time of harvest),

²⁹ the waters which were flowing down from above stopped and rose up in one mass a great distance away at[3] Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan. Those [waters] flowing downward toward the sea of the Arabah, the[4] Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed [the river] opposite Jericho.

³⁰ And while all [the people of] Israel crossed over on dry ground, the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan [riverbed], until all the nation had finished crossing over the Jordan.

³¹ So it was when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,

³² Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe, and command them, 'Pick up for yourselves twelve stones [one each] from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet are standing firm; carry them over with you and lay them down at the place where you will spend the night tonight.'

³³ Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man from each tribe;

³⁴ and Joshua said to them, "Cross over again to the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

³⁵ so that this may be a sign among you; when your children ask later, 'What do these stones mean to you?'

³⁶ then you shall say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall become a memorial for Israel forever."

³⁷ So the [twelve men chosen from the] sons of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had spoken to Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they were spending the night and put them down there.

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1	And now, please swear [an oath] to me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father's household (family), and give me a pledge of truth and faithfulness,
2	and spare my father and my mother and my brothers and my sisters, along with everyone who belongs to them, and let us all live."
3	So the men said to her, "Our lives for yours if you do not tell [anyone about] this business of ours; then when the LORD gives us the land we will show you kindness and faithfulness [and keep our agreement with you]."
4	Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built[6] into the city wall, so that she was living on the wall.
5	And she said to them, "Go [west] to the hill country, so that the pursuers [who have headed east] will not encounter you; hide yourselves there for three days until the pursuers return. Then afterward you can go your way."
6	The men said to her, "We shall be blameless and free from this oath which you have made us swear,
7	unless, when we come into the land, you tie this[7] cord of scarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and bring into the house your father and your mother and your brothers and all your father's household [so that they will be safe].
8	But if anyone goes out the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be on his own head [that is, his own responsibility], and we shall be blameless and free [from our oath]; however, if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head.
9	But if you tell [anyone] this business of ours, we shall be blameless and free from the oath which you made us swear."
10	She said, "According to your words, so be it." Then Rahab sent them off, and they departed; and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
11	They left and went [on their way] to the hill country [west of Jericho], and stayed there [hidden in the caves] three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had searched all along the road but had not found them.
12	Then the two men turned back and came down from the hill country and crossed over [the Jordan] and came to Joshua the son of Nun [at Shittim], and told him everything that had happened to them.
13	They said to Joshua, "Certainly the LORD has given all the land into our hands; for all the inhabitants of the land have melted [in despair] because of us."
14	Joshua got up early in the morning; then he and all the children of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and they spent the night there before they crossed [the river].
15	And it happened at the end of three days that the officers went throughout the camp,
16	and they commanded the people, "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, then you shall set out from where you are and follow it.
17	However, there shall be a distance between you and it of about 2,000 cubits (3,000 ft.) by measurement. Do not come near it,[1] so that you may [be able to see the ark and] know the way you are to go, for you have not passed this way before."
18	Then Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves [for His purpose], for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders (miracles) among you."
19	Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over [the river] ahead of the people." So they took up the ark of the covenant and went on ahead of the people.
20	The LORD said to Joshua, "This day I will begin to magnify and exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that just as I was with Moses, I will [also] be with you.
21	You shall command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, saying, 'When you come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'"
22	Joshua said to the Israelites, "Come here, and listen to the words of the LORD your God."
23	Joshua said, "By this you shall know that the living God is among you, and that He will, without fail, drive out from before you the[2] Canaanite, the Hittite, the Hivite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite, and the Jebusite.
24	Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is crossing over ahead of you [leading the way] into the Jordan.
25	So now take for yourselves twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.
26	When the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, [come to] rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan flowing down from above will be cut off, and they will stand in one mass [of water]."
27	So when the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan with the priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant before the people,
28	and when those who were carrying the ark came up to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests carrying the ark were submerged at the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all of its banks throughout the time of harvest),
29	the waters which were flowing down from above stopped and rose up in one mass a great distance away at[3] Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan. Those [waters] flowing downward toward the sea of the Arabah, the[4] Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed [the river] opposite Jericho.
30	And while all [the people of] Israel crossed over on dry ground, the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan [riverbed], until all the nation had finished crossing over the Jordan.
31	So it was when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
32	Take for yourselves the twelve men [chosen] from among the people, one man from each tribe, and command them, 'Pick up for yourselves twelve stones [one each] from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet are standing firm; carry them over with you and lay them down at the place where you will spend the night tonight.'
33	Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man from each tribe;
34	and Joshua said to them, "Cross over again to the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of the Jordan, and each of you take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,
35	so that this may be a sign among you; when your children ask later, 'What do these stones mean to you?'
36	then you shall say to them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall become a memorial for Israel forever."
37	So the [twelve men chosen from the] sons of Israel did as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel, just as the LORD had spoken to Joshua; and they carried them over with them to the place where they were spending the night and put them down there.

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