And certain men pursued after them, the way to Jordan, unto the fords, and as soon as they which pursued after them, were gone out, they shut the gate.

¶ And before they were asleep, she came up unto them upon the roof,

And said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that the [a]fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 2:9 For so God promised, Deut. 28:7; Josh. 5:1.

So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan,(A) and as soon as the pursuers(B) had gone out, the gate was shut.

Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof(C) and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear(D) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

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