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Joshua 2:6-16

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.

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