15And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.


In Context

12 And now, I pray you, swear to me by Jehovah, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye will also deal kindly with my father's house, and give me a certain sign,

13 that ye will let my father live, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that belong to them, and deliver our souls from death.

14 And the men said to her, Our lives shall pay for yours, if ye do not make this our business known; and it shall be when Jehovah shall give us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

15 And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

16 And she said to them, Go to the mountain, that the pursuers may not meet with you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; and afterwards go your way.

17 And the men said to her, We will be quit of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Joshua 2:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house [was] upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:15So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:15Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15Then 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:15And she causeth them to go down by a rope through the window, for her house is in the side of the wall, and in the wall she is dwelling;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:15Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was on the town wall, and she dwelled on the wall.