1Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim secretly, with the purpose of searching out the land, and Jericho. So they went and came to the house of a loose woman of the town, named Rahab, where they took their rest for the night.
2And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.
3Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Send out the men who have come to you and are in your house; for they have come with the purpose of searching out all the land.
4And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;
5And when it was the time for shutting the doors at dark, they went out; I have no idea where the men went: but if you go after them quickly, you will overtake them.
6But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.
7So 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.
