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Joshua 2:2-7

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.

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