Translations
Modern
…that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
Traditional
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
Literal
…and spare my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that is unto them, and deliver our lives from death.”
Latin
…ut salvetis patrem meum et matrem, et fratres ac sorores meas, et omnia quæ illorum sunt, et eruatis animas nostras a morte.
Original
Hebrew
English
…that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
Notes
Rahab’s request demonstrated her faith in Israel and Israel’s God.
Like any good military commander, Joshua sent out spies or scouts to get information about his objective.
Because Israel planned to approach Canaan from the east, they could not avoid Jericho.
Theme notes and profiles
Rahab Intermarriage and Divorce Nehemiah’s Confidence in God
Events
Glossary
Conquest and Allotment of the Land Jericho Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Numbers, Book of Prostitute, Prostitution Rahab (Person) Tribe of Dan
Topics
Armies: March in Ranks of Jericho Hospitality: Rahab to the Spies Kindness: Rahab to the Spies Oath: Rahab Requires an Oath from the Spies Reconnoissance of Jericho Treaty: Sacredness of