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Joshua 2:2-7

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.

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