Berean Standard Bible
Joshua 2:17-20
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 chutH8615H2339in the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474through whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you let us downהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381,and unlessוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you have broughtתַּאַסְפִ֥י אֵלַ֖יִךְta.'as.Fi 'e.La.yikhH622H413your fatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853motherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853brothersאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605your familyבֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךְbeit 'a.VikhH1H1004into 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-H1004H1961,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 ZehH1697H2088,we will beוְהָיִ֣ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961releasedנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355from the oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.”
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
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