12. Now, therefore, swear to me by the Lord that in the same way that I have acted with mercy toward you, so also shall you act toward the house of my father. And may you give me a true sign
13. that you will save my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all that is theirs, and that you may rescue our souls from death."
14. They responded to her: "May our lives be yours unto death, if only you do not betray us. And when the Lord will have delivered the land to us, we will act toward you with mercy and truth."
15. Therefore, she sent them down from a window with a rope. For her house was joined to the wall.
16. And she said to them: "Climb up to the mountains; otherwise, they may meet you as they are returning. And lay hidden there for three days, until they return. And then you will go on your way."
17. And they said to her: "We shall be innocent of this oath, to which you have sworn us,
18. if, when we enter into the land, this scarlet cord has been placed as a sign, and you have tied it at the window by which you let us down. And so, gather your father, and mother, and brothers, and all your family into your house.
19. Whoever will have exited from the door of your house, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be uninvolved. But the blood of all who will be with you in the house shall fall back upon our own head, if anyone touches them.
20. But if you will have betrayed us, so that you spread this word in their midst, we will be free from this oath, to which you have sworn us."
21. And she responded, "Just as you have spoken, so let it be done." And sending them to travel on, she hung the scarlet cord at the window.
22. And truly, walking on, they arrived at the mountains, and they stayed there for three days, until those who had been pursuing them returned. For having sought them along the entire way, they did not find them.
23. And when they returned and entered the city, the explorers descended from the mountain. And crossing the Jordan, they went to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they reported to him all that had happened to them.
24. And they said, "The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear."