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Joshua 2:15

13 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

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BSB
Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
KJV
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
WEB
Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
ASV
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
DARBY
And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
BLB
And she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house [was] in the side of the wall, and she [was] dwelling in the wall.
ÅB
Så firte hun dem ned gjennom vinduet med et rep; for hennes hus lå ved byens mur, så hun bodde like ved muren.
OTB
Da lot hun dem ned med et tau gjennom vinduet, for huset hennes var en del av bymuren, så hun bodde på muren.
B1930
Så firte hun dem ned gjennem vinduet med et rep; for hennes hus lå ved byens mur, så hun bodde like ved muren.

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Cross references

  • Acts 9:25

    Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:33

    And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:12–17

    So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

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  • Joshua 6:20

    So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

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