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Joshua 2:12-21

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.

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