And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may you go your way.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Days; the remainder of this night, and the day and night following. It is probable that they would travel only in the night time. (Calmet)
If they had gone by the high road, they might easily have been discovered by the messengers, who would be on their return. (Haydock)
But retiring to the mountains south of Jericho, till they had re-entered the city, the spies made their escape. (Calmet)
She counsels them and says, “Wait here for three days.” Not one day does she specify, nor two days, but definitely three days. Notice what she says: “Wait three days.” She does not designate three nights but three days, for hers was an enlightened heart. Then she says, and after three days—but what does she say? “Do not go through the open plains,” she warns, “but go up the mountain way.” The faith of the church is not laid in the valleys but is established on the mountains. Later, indeed, Jericho is overthrown, but this harlot alone is preserved untouched; hence, the Lord says, “I will be mindful of Rahab”; that is, on the day of judgment, I will be mindful of her who welcomes my messengers. - "Homilies on the Psalms 18 (Ps 86)"
