And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel.

Her brethren - i:e., her relatives or kinsfolk of both sexes (cf. Joshua 11:13) residing under her roof.

All her kindred, х kaal (H3605) mishpªchowteyhaa (H4940)] - all her father's house, (see the note at Exodus 6:14; Numbers 1:2; Numbers 1:20, etc.)

Left them without the camp of Israel - a temporary exclusion, in order that they might be cleansed from the defilement of their native idolatries, and gradually trained for admission into the society of God's people.

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