# General Information:

Rahab continues to talk to the Israelite spies.

# please swear to me ... Give me a sure sign

These are similar statements of Rahab seeking assurance from the spies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# I have been kind to you

The word "you" refers to the two spies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])

# spare the lives ... save us from death

a polite way of saying "do not to kill us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])