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Joshua 2:8-21

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.

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