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. 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. Read all of Joshua 2Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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