Joshua 2:20-22

The Message

^17-20 The men told her, “In order to keep this oath you made us swear, here is what you must do: Hang this red rope out the window through which you let us down and gather your entire family with you in your house—father, mother, brothers, and sisters. Anyone who goes out the doors of your house into the street and is killed, it’s his own fault—we aren’t responsible. But for everyone within the house we take full responsibility. If anyone lays a hand on one of them, it’s our fault. But if you tell anyone of our business here, the oath you made us swear is canceled—we’re no longer responsible.”

²¹ She said, “If that’s what you say, that’s the way it is,” and sent them off. They left and she hung the red rope out the window.

²² They headed for the hills and stayed there for three days until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers had looked high and low but found nothing.