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Joshua 2:6-16

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.

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