New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 2:17-20

17And the menH376saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to her, “We shall beexemptנְקִיִּ֣םne.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.FiH622into your houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004your fatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1,your motherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517,your brothersאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251,and allכָּל־kol-H3605your father’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19And it shall comeH1961aboutH1961that anyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834goesיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318outH3318of the doorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of your houseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004outsideהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351will havehis bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818on his own headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, and we will beinnocentנְקִיִּ֑םne.ki.YimH5355;but anyoneוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is with you in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818will 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 exemptנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355from the oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.”

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