Joshua 2:15

Joshua 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
• New International Version (NIV)So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall.

Context of Joshua 2:15

13When you attack this city, do not kill my family. Save the lives of my father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.’ 14The men replied, ‘We promise to do that. If anyone kills you or your family, may we die too! Do not tell anyone about us. When the Lord gives us this land, we will be kind to you. We will save your lives.’ So Rahab put a rope out through the window of her house. (The house that she lived in was part of the city wall.) The men climbed down the rope. 16Rahab told them, ‘Go to the hills. The men who are chasing you will not find you there. Hide there for three days until they return to this city. Then you can go back to your people.’ 17The men said to her, ‘If you do what we say, we will do what we have promised.

Joshua 2:15 word by word

וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥ם בַּחֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן כִּ֤י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה הִ֥יא יוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then she let them downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• by a cordחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• throughבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• the windowחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• for her houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• upon the townקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and she dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Joshua 2:15

• 1 Samuel 19:12So Michal helped David to leave the house through a window. He ran away and he escaped.
• Acts 9:25But one night, Saul's friends helped him to leave the city secretly. They put him in a basket. Then they put him through a hole in the city wall. Then they let the basket go slowly down to the ground outside the city.
• 2 Corinthians 11:33But my friends put me in a basket on the end of a rope. They sent me out through a window in the city wall and they let me drop to the ground. That is how I got away from the ruler of the city.
• Joshua 6:20When the trumpets made a noise, all the people gave a loud shout to attack the city. When they did this, the walls of the city fell down. All the soldiers went up into the city. They went straight in and they took the city for themselves.

Commentaries on Joshua 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Then she let them down by a cord etc. - The natural place of this verse is after the first clause of Joshua 2:21; for it is certain that she did not let them down in the basket till all those circumstances marked from Joshua 2:16-20; inclusive had taken place. She dwelt upon the wall - That is, either the wall of the city made a part of her house or her house was built close to the wall, so that the top or battlements of it were above the wall with a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Upon the town wall - The town wall probably formed the back wall of the house, and the window opened therefore into the country. (Compare Paul‘s escape, 2 Corinthians 11:33).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 Rahab had heard of the miracles the Lord wrought for Israel. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. The conduct of Rahab proved that she had the real principle of Divine faith. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The goodness of God is often expressed by his kindness and truth, Psa 117:2; in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Because Rahab's house was built into the wall of the city, she could hide the men on the flat roof of her house (2:6). She let them escape through the window down the wall's outer side.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. her house was upon the town wall--In many Oriental cities houses are built on the walls with overhanging windows; in others the town wall forms the back wall of the house, so that the window opens into the country. Rahab's was probably of this latter description, and the cord or rope sufficiently strong to bear the weight of a man.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 2:15

• Armies
• Hospitality
• House
• Kindness
• Reconnoissance
• Treaty
• Walls, of the Cities
• Window

In the dictionaries

• Blameless
• Cord
• Hide
• Land
• Let
• Melt
• Town
• Window
• City
• Hospitality; Host

Commentaries on Joshua 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings