Berean Standard Bible
Joshua 2:1-6
1Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֠וּןnunH5126secretlyחֶ֣רֶשׁChe.reshH2791sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147spiesאֲנָשִׁ֤ים מְרַגְּלִים֙'a.na.Shim me.ra.ge.LimH582H7270fromמִֽן־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.NahH802H2181namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.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.MorH3405H559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,some menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582of Israelמִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478have 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.GagH5921H1406.)
Commentaries on Joshua 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Berean Standard Bible — © Berean Bible — CC0 / Public Domain
Commentaries