²² The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

⁴⁴ “See that you don’t tell this to anyone.^(A) But go, show yourself to the priest^(B) and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing,^(C) as a testimony to them.”

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