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Joshua 2:3-5

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!”

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