And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
And they came thither into the midst of the house. [The Septuagint says: kai idou hee thurooros tou oikou ekathaire purous kai enustaxe kai ekatheude, and, behold, the porteress at the gate had been winnowing wheat; she became drowsy and fell asleep. kai Reechab kai baana hoi adelfoi dielabon, and the brothers Rechab and Bannah went through (got access into) the palace.].