New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 2:12-21

12Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650to me by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588I have dealtעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213kindlyחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617with you, that you alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will dealוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213kindlyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617with my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me apledgeא֥וֹת'otH226oftruthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571,

13andspareוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1and my motherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517and my brothersאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251and my sistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,with allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belong to them, and deliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337ourlivesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.”

14So the menH376saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to her, “Ourlifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315for yours ifאִ֚ם'imH518you do not tellתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046thisזֶ֑הZehH2088businessדְּבָרֵ֖נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697of ours; and it shall comeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about when the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068givesבְּתֵת־be.tet-H5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776that we willdealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindlyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617andfaithfullyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571with you.”

15Then she letH3381them downוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381by a ropeבַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velH2256throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,for her houseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004was on the cityבְּקִ֣ירbe.KirH7023wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,so that she was livingיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427on the wallוּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16She saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, “Goלֵּ֔כוּLe.khuH1980to the hillהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022,soפֶּֽן־pen-H6435that the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291will not happenיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293upon you, and hideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselves thereשָׁ֜מָּהSha.mahH8033for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117untilעַ֚ד'adH5704the pursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291returnשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725.Then afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310you may goתֵּלְכ֥וּte.le.KhuH1980on your wayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.”

17The menH376saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to her, “We shall befreeנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355from thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621to you whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650,

18unlessהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,when we comeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935into the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,you tieתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088cordתִּקְוַ֡תtik.VatH8615of scarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339in the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474through whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you letH3381us downהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381, andgatherתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622to yourself into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004your fatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1and your motherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517and your brothersאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251and allכָּל־kol-H3605your father’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19It shall comeH1961about that anyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834goesיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318out of the doorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of your houseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004into the streetהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,his bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall beon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, and we shall befreeנְקִיִּ֑םne.ki.YimH5355;but anyoneוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is with you in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall beon our headבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218ifאִם־'im-H518a handיָ֖דyadH3027is laid on him.

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you tellתַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diH5046thisזֶ֑הZehH2088businessדְּבָרֵ֣נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697of ours, then we shall be freeנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355from the oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.”

21She saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “According to your wordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םke.div.rei.KhemH1697,soכֶּן־ken-H3651be it.” So she sentH7971them awayH7971,and they departedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980;and she tiedוַתִּקְשֹׁ֛רva.tik.ShorH7194the scarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144cordתִּקְוַ֥תtik.VatH8615in the windowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

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