New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 2:1-3

1Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֠וּןnunH5126sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147menH376as spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270secretlyחֶ֣רֶשׁChe.reshH2791fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםha.shi.TimH7851,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Goלְכ֛וּle.KhuH1980,viewרְא֥וּre.'UH7200the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,especiallyH853Jerichoיְרִיח֑וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.”So they wentוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and enteredוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofa prostituteזוֹנָ֛הzo.NahH2181whose nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034was Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,and restedוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־vai.yish.ke.vu-H7901thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

2But it was toldוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔רvai.Ye.'a.MarH559to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,menH376from the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935hereהֵ֧נָּהHe.nahH2008tonightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915to spyלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658outH2658the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

3And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971wordto Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringה֠וֹצִיאִיHo.tzi.'iH3318outH3318the menH376who have comeהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to you, whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935your houseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,for they have comeבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935to spyלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658outH2658allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”

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