1. And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go, view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged there.
2. And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel, to search out the country.
3. And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that have come to thee, who have entered into thy house: for they have come to search out all the country.
4. And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not whence they were:
5. And it came to pass about the time of shutting the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went, I know not: pursue after them quickly; for ye will overtake them.
6. But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7. And the men pursued them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.