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Joshua 2:1-3

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.”

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