New American Standard Bible 1995
Joshua 2:6-16
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.
9and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the menH376, “I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and that theterrorאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367of you has fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307on us, and that allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776havemeltedH4127awayנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH4480H6440you.
10For we have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068driedהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001up the waterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of theRedסוּף֙sufH5488H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480H6440you when you cameבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andwhatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834you didעֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם'a.si.TemH6213to the twoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834were beyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,to Sihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youutterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םhe.che.ram.TemH2763.
11When we heardוַנִּשְׁמַע֙va.nish.Ma'H8085it,our heartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549and noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808courageר֛וּחַRu.achH7307remainedקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965in anyH376manH376anyH5750longerH5750becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480H6440of you; for theLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,He is Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480H4605and on earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH4480H8478.
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.”
Commentaries on Joshua 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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