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Joshua 2:16

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.

15 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.

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.

18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.

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BSB
“Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
KJV
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.
WEB
She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.”
ASV
And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
DARBY
And she said to them, Go to the mountain, that the pursuers may not meet with you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; and afterwards go your way.
BLB
And she said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you⁺, and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. And afterward you⁺ may go your⁺ way.”
ÅB
Og hun sa til dem: Gå opp i fjellene, så at de som forfølger dere, ikke treffer på dere, og hold dere skjult der i tre dager, til forfølgerne kommer tilbake; siden kan dere gå hvor dere vil.
OTB
Hun rådet dem: “Gå til åsene så forfølgerne ikke finner dere. Gjem dere der i tre dager til de kommer tilbake, og dra så videre.”
B1930
Og hun sa til dem: Gå op i fjellene, så at de som forfølger eder, ikke treffer på eder, og hold eder skjult der i tre dager, til forfølgerne kommer tilbake; siden kan I gå hvor I vil.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 23:14

    And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

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  • James 2:25

    Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?

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  • 1 Samuel 23:29

    And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi.

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  • Joshua 2:22

    And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

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  • Psalms 11:1

    In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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