Joshua 2:21

Modern

“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

Traditional

And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

Literal

And she said, “According to your words, so be it.” And she sent them away, and they departed, and she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

Latin

Et illa respondit: Sicut locuti estis, ita fiat: dimittensque eos ut pergerent, appendit funiculum coccineum in fenestra.

Hebrew

English

“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

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

Joshua 2:18
…unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.
Matthew 7:24
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
John 2:5
His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”