New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 2:2-7

2It was toldוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔רvai.Ye.'a.MarH559the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,menH376from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935hereהֵ֧נָּהHe.nahH2008tonightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915to searchלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658out the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

3And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971wordto Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringה֠וֹצִיאִיHo.tzi.'iH3318out the menH376who have comeהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to you, whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935your houseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,for they have comeבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935to searchלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658out allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

4But thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802had takenוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menH376and hiddenוַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.NoH6845them, and she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559, “YesH3653,the menH376cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935to me, but I did not knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whereמֵאַ֥יִןme.'A.yinH370they were from.

5It cameוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961about when it was timeto shutלִסְגּ֗וֹרlis.GorH5462the gateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179at darkבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,that the menH376wentיָצָ֔אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out; I do not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575the menH376wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980.Pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291them quicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118,for you will overtakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.”

6Butshe had broughtהֶעֱלָ֣תַםhe.'e.La.tamH5927them up to the roofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406and hiddenוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙va.tit.me.NemH2934them in the stalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of flaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593which she had laidH6186in orderH6186on the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7So the menH376pursuedרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291them on the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to the fordsהַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹתha.ma'.be.RotH4569;and as soonH3512as those who were pursuingהָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.FimH7291them had goneיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318out, they shutסָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.ruH5462the gateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

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