New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 2:15-24

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.

22They departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the hillהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022,and remainedוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁם֙shamH8033for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291returnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725.Now the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291had soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּvay.vak.ShuH1245themallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605along the roadהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,but had not foundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them.

23Then the twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147menH376returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and cameH3381downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from the hillמֵֽהָהָ֔רme.ha.HarH2022countryH2022and crossedH5674overH5674and cameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,and they relatedוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608to him allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedהַמֹּצְא֖וֹתha.mo.tze.'otH4672to them.

24They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776into our handsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027;moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776havemeltedH4127awayנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127beforeמִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃ סmi.pa.Nei.nuH4480 H6440us.”

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