19. If anyone goes out of the house, his death will be his own fault, and we will not be responsible; but if anyone in the house with you is harmed, then we will be responsible.
20. However, if you tell anyone what we have been doing, then we will not have to keep our promise which you have made us give you.”
21. She agreed and sent them away. When they had gone, she tied the red cord to the window.
22. The spies went into the hills and hid. The king's men looked for them all over the countryside for three days, but they did not find them, so they returned to Jericho.
23. Then the two spies came down from the hills, crossed the river, and went back to Joshua. They told him everything that had happened,
24. and then said, “We are sure that the Lord has given us the whole country. All the people there are terrified of us.”