13 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.” 14 “Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.” 15 Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
Joshua 2:13–15
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