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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.

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12 “Now then, please swear to me(A) by the Lord that you will show kindness(B) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign(C) 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them(D)—and that you will save us from death.”

14 “Our lives for your lives!”(E) the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully(F) when the Lord gives us the land.”

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