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Joshua 2:6-16

6But she had brought them upהֶעֱלָ֣תַםhe.'e.La.tamH5927to the roofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406of the house, and hidוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙va.tit.me.NemH2934them with the stalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of flaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593,which she had laid in orderהָעֲרֻכ֥וֹתha.'a.ru.KhotH6186upon the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7And the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582pursuedרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291afterH310them the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383unto the fordsהַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹתha.ma'.be.RotH4569:and as soon as they which pursuedהָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.FimH7291afterH310them were gone outיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318,they shutסָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.ruH5462the gateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

8And before they were laid downיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901,she came upעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927unto them upon the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406;

9And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and that your terrorאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367is fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307upon us, and that all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776faintנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you.

10For we have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085how the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068dried upהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001the waterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of the Redסוּף֙sufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220for youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440,when ye came outבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;and what ye didעֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם'a.si.TemH6213unto the twoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567, that wereon the other sideבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,Sihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,whom ye utterly destroyedהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םhe.che.ram.TemH2763.

11And as soon as we had heardוַנִּשְׁמַע֙va.nish.Ma'H8085these things,our heartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824did meltוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,neither did there remainקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965any more courageר֛וּחַRu.achH7307in any manבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376,becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you: for the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he isGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and in earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath.

12Now therefore, I pray you, swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650unto me by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588I have shewedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213you kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617,that ye will also shewוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me a trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571tokenא֥וֹת'otH226:

13And thatye will save aliveוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and my motherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517,and my brethrenאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251,and my sistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,and all that they have, and deliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337our livesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559her, Our lifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315for yoursלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,if ye utterתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046not this our businessדְּבָרֵ֖נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697.And it shall be, when the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenבְּתֵת־be.tet-H5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that we will dealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindlyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and trulyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571with thee.

15Then she let them downוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381by a cordבַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velH2256throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:for her houseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004wasupon the townבְּקִ֣ירbe.KirH7023wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and she dweltיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427upon the wallוּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16And she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, GetH3212you to the mountainהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lest the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291meetיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293you; and hideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselves there threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,until the pursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291be returnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725:and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310may ye goH3212your wayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.

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