KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And she said, 'Yes, I agree to what you've said.' Then she sent them away, and they left. After that, she tied the red cord in her window.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Rahab agrees to the spies' terms and immediately follows through by hanging the red cord in her window as a sign of the covenant between them.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs when two Israelite spies were escaping from Jericho after Rahab helped them hide from the king's soldiers. Rahab had made a deal with the spies to protect her family when Israel attacked the city. The scarlet cord was the agreed-upon signal that would identify her house so the Israelite army would spare everyone inside.
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