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Joshua 2

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֠וּןnunH5126sentH7971outofShittimהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםha.shi.TimH7851twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147menH376asspiesH7270secretly,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH935,viewthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andJerichoיְרִיח֑וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.AndtheywentH935andcameH935intothehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofaharlotwhosenameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasRahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,andlayH7901there.

2Anditwastoldthekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,sayingH559,Behold,therecameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935menH376inhither to-nightofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosearchoutthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentH7971untoRahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,BringH935forthH3318themenH376thatarecomeH935tothee,thatareenteredintothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004;fortheyarecomeH935tosearchoutallthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

4Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookH3947thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menH376,andhidוַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.NoH6845them;andshesaidH559, Yea,themenH376cameH935untome,butIknewH3045notwhencetheywere:

5anditcametopassaboutthetimeoftheshuttingofthegateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,whenitwasH1961dark,thatthemenH376wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980out; whitherthemenH376wentH1980Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not:pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291afterthemquicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118;foryewillovertakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.

6ButshehadbroughtH5927themuptotheroofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406,andhidH2934themwiththestalksofflaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593,whichshehadlaidinorderupontheroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7AndthemenH376pursuedH7291afterthemthewayH1870totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383untothefords:andassoonastheythatpursuedH7291afterthemweregoneH3318out,theyshutH5462thegateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

8AndbeforetheywerelaidH7901downיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901,shecameH5927upuntothemupontheroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406;

9andshesaidH559untothemenH376,Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatJehovahhathgivenH5414youthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthatthefearofyouisfallenH5307uponus,andthatalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776meltנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127awaybeforeyou.

10ForwehaveheardH8085howJehovahdriedH3001upthewaterמֵ֤יmeiH4325oftheRedSeaיַם־yam-H3220beforeyou,whenyecameH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andwhatyediduntothetwoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567,thatwerebeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383, untoSihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511andtoOgוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,whomye utterly destroyed.

11AndassoonaswehadheardH8085it,ourheartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824didmeltוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,neitherdidthereremainanymorespiritר֛וּחַRu.achH7307inanymanH376,becauseofyou:forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,heisGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064above,andonearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath.

12NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,Iprayyou,swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650untomebyJehovah,sinceIhavedealt kindlywithyou,thatyealsoגַּם־gam-H1571willdealkindlywithmyfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseH1004,andgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414meatruetoken;

13andthatyewillsavealiveH2421myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,andmymotherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517,andmybrethren,andmysistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,andallthattheyhave,andwilldeliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337ourlivesH5315fromdeathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14AndthemenH376saidH559untoher,Ourlifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315foryours,ifyeutternotthisourbusiness;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,whenJehovahgivethusthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatwewilldealkindlyandtrulywiththee.

15Thensheletthemdownוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381byacordH2256throughthewindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:forherhouseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004wasuponthesideH7023ofthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,andshedweltיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427uponthewallוּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16AndshesaidH559untothem,GetyoutothemountainH2022,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291lightuponyou;andhideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselvestherethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,untilthepursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291bereturnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725:andafterwardmayyegoH7725yourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.

17AndthemenH376saidH559untoher,Wewillbeguiltlessofthisthineoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichthou hastmadeH7650ustoswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

18Behold,whenH834wecomeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935intothelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thou shaltbindתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194thislineofscarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339inthewindowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474whichthou didstletusdownהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381by:andthou shaltgatherתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622unto theeintothehouseH1004thyfatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1,andthymotherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517,andthybrethren,andallthyfather’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdH1004.

19Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhosoevershallgoיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318outofthedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817ofthyhouseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004intothestreetH2351,hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shallbeיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961uponhisheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218,andweshallbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961guiltless:andwhosoevershallbeH1961withtheeinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,hisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shallbeH1961onourheadבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218,ifanyhandיָ֖דyadH3027beH1961uponhim.

20Butifthou utterthisourbusiness,thenweshallbeוְהָיִ֣ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961guiltlessofthineoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichthou hastmadeH7650ustoswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

21AndshesaidH559, According untoyourwordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םke.div.rei.KhemH1697,soכֶּן־ken-H3651beit.AndshesentH7971themawayH7971,andtheydeparted:andsheboundH7194thescarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144lineinthewindowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

22AndtheywentH935,andcameH935untothemountainH2022,andabodetherethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,untilthepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291werereturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725:andthepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291soughtH1245themthroughoutallthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,butfoundH4672themnot.

23Thenthetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147menH376returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,anddescendedfromthemountainH2022,andpassedH5674over,andcameH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126;andtheytoldhimallthathadbefallenthem.

24AndtheysaidH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,TrulyJehovahhathdeliveredintoourhandsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027allthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andmoreoveralltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776domeltH4127awayנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127beforeus.

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