Joshua 2:19-24

2:19 Anyone who leaves your house will be responsible for his own death – we are innocent in that case! ¹  But if anyone with you in the house is harmed, we will be responsible. ²  2:20 If you should report what we’ve been up to, ³  we are not bound by this oath you made us swear.” 2:21 She said, “I agree to these conditions.” ⁴  She sent them on their way ⁵  and then tied the red rope in the window. 2:22 They went ⁶  to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them ⁷  to return. Their pursuers ⁸  looked all along the way but did not find them. ⁹  2:23 Then the two men returned – they came down from the hills, crossed the river, ¹⁰  came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered. 2:24 They told Joshua, “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! ¹¹  All who live in the land are cringing before us!” ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “Anyone who goes out from the doors of your house to the outside, his blood is on his head. We are innocent.”

² tn Heb “But anyone who is with you in the house, his blood is on our head if a hand should be on him.”

³ tn Heb “and if you report this matter of ours.”

⁴ tn Heb “According to your words, so it [will be].”

⁵ tn Heb “she sent them away and they went.”

⁶ tn Heb “they went and came.”

⁷ tn Heb “the pursuers.” The object (“them”) is added for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “the ones chasing them.” This has been rendered as “their pursuers” in the translation to avoid redundancy with the preceding clause.

⁹ tn Heb “The pursuers looked in all the way and did not find [them].”

¹⁰ tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, are added for clarification.

¹¹ tn Heb “Surely the Lord has given into our hand all the land.” The report by the spies uses the Hebrew perfect, suggesting certitude.

¹² tn Heb “are melting away because of us.”