Berean Standard Bible

Joshua 2:1-24

1Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֠וּןnunH5126secretlyחֶ֣רֶשׁChe.reshH2791sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147spiesאֲנָשִׁ֤ים מְרַגְּלִים֙'a.na.Shim me.ra.ge.LimH582 H7270fromמִֽן־min-H4480Shittimהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםha.shi.TimH7851,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Goלְכ֛וּle.KhuH1980,inspectרְא֥וּre.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,especially Jerichoיְרִיח֑וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.”So they wentוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and enteredוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of a prostituteאִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֛ה'i.Shah zo.NahH802 H2181namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343and stayedוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־vai.yish.ke.vu-H7901thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

2And it was reportedוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔רvai.Ye.'a.MarH559to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑רye.ri.Cho le.MorH3405 H559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,some menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582of Israelמִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935hereהֵ֧נָּהHe.nahH2008tonightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915to spy outלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

3So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bring outה֠וֹצִיאִיHo.tzi.'iH3318the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who cameהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935toאֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhH413youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834and enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935your houseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,forכִּ֛יkiH3588they have comeבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935to spy outלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658אֶת־'et-H853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

4But the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853had takenוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582and hidden themוַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.NoH6845.So she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559, “Yesכֵּ֗ןKenH3651,the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582did comeבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,but I did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whereמֵאַ֥יִןme.'A.yinH370they had come fromהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.

5At duskבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,when the gateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179wasוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961about to closeלִסְגּ֗וֹרlis.GorH5462,the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582went outיָצָ֔אוּya.Tza.'uH3318,and I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045which wayאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575theyהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980.Pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310quicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118,andכִּ֥יkiH3588you may catch themתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381!”

6(Butוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931Rahabhad taken them upהֶעֱלָ֣תַםhe.'e.La.tamH5927to the roofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406and hidden themוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙va.tit.me.NemH2934among the stalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of flaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593that she had laid outהָעֲרֻכ֥וֹתha.'a.ru.KhotH6186thereעַל־ הַגָּֽג׃'al- ha.GagH5921 H1406.)

7So the king’s menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582set out in pursuitרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291of the spiesאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310along the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toעַ֖ל'alH5921the fordsהַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹתha.ma'.be.RotH4569of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834soon as theyיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318had gone outאַחֲרֵ֕י הָרֹדְפִ֖ים'a.cha.Rei ha.ro.de.FimH7291 H310,the gateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179was shutסָגָ֔רוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃sa.Ga.ru 'a.cha.rei.HemH5462 H310.

8Beforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962the spiesוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992lay down for the nightיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901, Rahabוְהִ֛יאve.Hi'H1931went upעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927onH5921the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406

9and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to themאֶל־ הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'el- ha.'a.na.ShimH413 H582, “I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414youאֶת־'et-H853this landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and thatוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the fear of youאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367has fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307on usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,so thatוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605who dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776are melting in fearנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127of youמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440.

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588we have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085אֵ֠ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853dried upהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001the watersמֵ֤יmeiH4325of the Redסוּף֙sufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220before youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440when you came outבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and whatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834you didעֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם'a.si.TemH6213to Sihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834,the twoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567acrossבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you devoted to destructionהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םhe.che.ram.TemH2763אוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.

11When we heard thisוַנִּשְׁמַע֙va.nish.Ma'H8085,our heartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549and everyone’sבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376courageר֛וּחַRu.achH7307failedוְלֹא־ קָ֨מָה ע֥וֹדve.lo'- Ka.mah odH3808 H6965 H5750because of youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440,forכִּ֚יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֤וּא'e.lo.hei.Khem hu'H430 H1931is Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH8478.

12Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650to meby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859will indeedגַּם־gam-H1571showעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617toעִמָּכֶ֖ם'i.ma.KhemH5973my familyבֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙beit 'a.ViH1004 H1,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588I showedוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to youעִם־'im-H5973.Giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414mea sureאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571signא֥וֹת'otH226

13that you will spare the livesוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421אֶת־'et-H853of my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853motherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,my brothersאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853sistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605who belongאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to them,and that you will deliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337אֶת־'et-H853usנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.”

14“Our livesנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315for yourתַחְתֵּיכֶם֙tach.tei.KhemH8478livesלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191!”the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582agreedוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559. “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808reportתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046אֶת־'et-H853our missionדְּבָרֵ֖נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיָ֗הde.va.Re.nu Zeh ve.ha.YahH1697 H2088 H1961,we will showוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5973kindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571when the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068givesבְּתֵת־be.tet-H5414usאֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

15Then Rahab let them downוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381by a ropeבַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velH2256throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,sinceכִּ֤יkiH3588the houseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004where sheהִ֥יאhi'H1931livedיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427was built into the wallבְּקִ֣ירbe.KirH7023of the cityהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16“Goלֵּ֔כוּLe.khuH1980to the hill countryהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,”she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “so that your pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291will notפֶּֽן־pen-H6435findיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293you.Hide yourselvesוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117untilעַ֚ד'adH5704theyהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291have returnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725;thenוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310goתֵּלְכ֥וּte.le.KhuH1980on your wayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.”

17The menהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to herאֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “Weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will not be boundנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355by thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621you made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650

18unlessהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,when weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587enterבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853,you have tiedתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088scarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144cordתִּקְוַ֡ת חוּט֩tik.Vat chutH8615 H2339in the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474through whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you let us downהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381,and unlessוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you have broughtתַּאַסְפִ֥י אֵלַ֖יִךְta.'as.Fi 'e.La.yikhH622 H413your fatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853motherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853brothersאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605your familyבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךְbeit 'a.VikhH1 H1004into your houseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961If anyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834goes outיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318the doorמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of your houseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004into the streetהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,his bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818will beon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218,and weוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will be innocentנְקִיִּ֑םne.ki.YimH5355.But ifאִם־'im-H518a handיָ֖דyadH3027is laidיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961onanyoneוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834with youאִתָּךְ֙'i.toKhH854in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִת תִּֽהְיֶה־ba.Ba.yit tih.yeh-H1004 H1961,his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818will be on our headsבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218.

20And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you reportתַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diH5046אֶת־'et-H853our missionדְּבָרֵ֣נוּ זֶ֑הde.va.Re.nu ZehH1697 H2088,we will beוְהָיִ֣ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961releasedנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355from the oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.”

21“Let itה֔וּאHu'H1931be as you sayכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣ם כֶּן־ke.div.rei.Khem ken-H1697 H3651,”she repliedוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,and she sent them awayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖םva.te.sha.le.ChemH7971.And when they had goneוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980,she tiedוַתִּקְשֹׁ֛רva.tik.ShorH7194אֶת־'et-H853the scarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144cordתִּקְוַ֥תtik.VatH8615in the windowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

22וַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980So the spies went outוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the hill countryהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022and stayedוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,untilעַד־'ad-H5704their pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291had returnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808finding themמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672הָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291,having searchedוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּvay.vak.ShuH1245allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605along the roadהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870.

23Then the two menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582started backוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּ שְׁנֵ֤יvai.ya.Shu.vu she.NeiH7725 H8147,came downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from the hill countryמֵֽהָהָ֔רme.ha.HarH2022,and crossedוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674the river.So they cameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126and reportedוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedהַמֹּצְא֖וֹתha.mo.tze.'otH4672to themאוֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH854.

24“The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588deliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414the entireכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776into our handsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,”they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091אֶת־'et-H853. “Indeedוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,allכָּל־kol-H3605who dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776are melting in fearנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127of usמִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃ סmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440.”

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