Then, since Rahab’s house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
- KJV Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
- BSB 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.
- NKJV Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall.
- NASB Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall, so that she was living on the wall.
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Quick answer
Rahab lowers the spies by a rope through her window, since her house was built into the city wall. She enables their safe escape from Jericho.
Overview
Rahab's house on the wall allowed the spies to bypass the shut gate, again showing God's providence in their deliverance. Her continued help demonstrates the genuineness of her commitment. The window and cord become the means of escape, and the scarlet cord will soon become the sign of her own salvation when the city falls.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Acts 9:25but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
- 2 Cor 11:33Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
- Josh 6:20So the people shouted and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city.
- 1 Sam 19:12–17So Michal let David down through the window. He went away, fled, and escaped.
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