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Joshua 2

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֠וּןnunH5126sentH7971fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםha.shi.TimH7851twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147spiesH7270secretly,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH935,seeרְא֥וּre.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenJerichoיְרִיח֑וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.AndtheywentH935,andcameH935intoaharlot'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,andtheylayH7901downוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־vai.yish.ke.vu-H7901there.

2Anditwastoldthekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,sayingH559,Behold,menH376havecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935hither to-nightfromthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosearchoutthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentH7971toRahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,BringH935forthH3318themenH376thathavecomeH935tothee,whohavecomeH935intothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004:fortheyhavecomeH935tosearchoutallthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

4Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802hadtakenH3947andconcealedthetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menH376;andshesaidH559,Yes,themenH376didcomeH935untome,butIknewH3045notwhencetheywere;

5anditcametopasswhenthegateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179hadtobeH1961closed,atdark,thatthemenH376wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980out:Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhitherthemenH376havegoneH1980.Pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291afterthemquicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118;foryeshallovertakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.

6Butshehadtakenthemuptotheroofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406,andsecretedthemunderthestalksofflaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593,whichshehadlaidoutontheroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7AndthemenH376pursuedH7291afterthemthewayH1870totheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,tothefords;andwhenכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834theywhopursuedH7291afterthemhadgoneH3318out,theyclosedthegateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

8Andbeforetheyhadlainיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901downH7901,shewentH5927uptothemupontheroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406;

9andsaidH559tothemenH376,Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatJehovahhasgivenH5414youthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthatthedreadאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367ofyouhasfallenH5307onus,andthatalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776faintbecauseofyou.

10ForwehaveheardH8085thatJehovahdriedH3001upthewatersמֵ֤יmeiH4325oftheRedseaיַם־yam-H3220beforeyouwhenyecameH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;andwhatyedidtothetwoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567thatwerebeyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,toSihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511andtoOgוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,whomye utterly destroyed.

11WeheardH8085[ofit],andourheartלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,andthereremainednomorespiritר֛וּחַRu.achH7307inanymanH376becauseofyou;forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,heisGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430intheheavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveandontheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath.

12AndnowH6258,Iprayyou,swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650tomebyJehovah,sinceIhavedealt kindlywithyou,thatyewillalsoגַּם־gam-H1571dealkindlywithmyfather'shouseH1004,andgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414meacertainsignא֥וֹת'otH226,

13thatyewillletmyfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1liveוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421,andmymotherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517,andmybrethren,andmysistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,andallthatbelongtothem,anddeliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337oursoulsH5315fromdeathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14AndthemenH376saidH559toher,Ourlivesנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315shallpayforyours,ifyedonotmakeH5414thisourbusinessknown;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961whenJehovahshallgiveH5414usthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatwewilldealkindlyandtrulywiththee.

15Andsheletthemdownוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381byacordH2256throughthewindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474;forherhouseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004wasuponthecity-wall,andshedweltיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427uponthewallH2346.

16AndshesaidH559tothem,GoH7725tothemountainH2022,thatthepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291maynotmeetיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293withyou;andhideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselvestherethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,untilthepursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291havereturnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725;andafterwardsgoH7725yourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.

17AndthemenH376saidH559toher,Wewillbequitofthisthineoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichthou hastmadeH7650usswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

18Behold,whenH834wecomeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935intothelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thou shaltbindתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194inthewindowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474thislineofscarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339bywhichthou hastletusdownהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381;andthou shaltgatherתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622totheeinthehouseH1004thyfatherH1,andthymotherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517,andthybrethren,andallthy father'shouseholdH1004;

19anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhoevershallgoיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318outofthedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817ofthyhouseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004intothestreetH2351, —hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shallbeיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961uponhisheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218,andweshallbeתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961innocentH5355;buteveryonewhoshallbeH1961withtheeinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,hisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shallbeH1961uponourheadבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218,ifanyhandיָ֖דyadH3027beH1961uponhim.

20Andifthoumakeknownthisourbusiness,wewillbeוְהָיִ֣ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961quitofthineoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichthou hastmadeH7650usswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

21AndshesaidH559, Accordingtoyourwordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םke.div.rei.KhemH1697,soכֶּן־ken-H3651beit.AndshesentH7971themawayH7971,andtheydeparted.AndsheboundH7194thescarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144lineinthewindowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

22AndtheywentH935,andcameH935tothemountainH2022,andremainedוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,untilthepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291hadreturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725;andthepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291soughtH1245themallthewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,andfoundH4672themnot.

23Andthetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147menH376returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725andcameH935downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381fromthemountainH2022,andwentH935overandcameH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126,andrelatedtohimeverythingH3605thathadhappenedtothem.

24AndtheysaidH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,OfasuretyJehovahhasgivenH5414thewholelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoourhandsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027,andevenalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776faintbecauseofus.

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