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Joshua 2:17-20

17And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto her, We will beblamelessנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355of this thine oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621which thou hast made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

18Behold, whenwe comeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935into the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thou shalt bindתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194this lineתִּקְוַ֡תtik.VatH8615of scarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339in the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474which thou didst let us down byהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381:and thou shalt bringתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622thy fatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1,and thy motherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517,and thy brethrenאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251,and all thy father’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004unto thee.

19And it shall be, thatwhosoeverH834shall go outיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318of the doorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of thy houseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004into the streetהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,his bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall beupon his headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, and we will beguiltlessנְקִיִּ֑םne.ki.YimH5355:and whosoever shall be with thee in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall beon our headבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218, if anyhandיָ֖דyadH3027be upon him.

20And if thou utterתַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diH5046this our businessדְּבָרֵ֣נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697,then we will be quitנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355of thine oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621which thou hast made us to swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

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