New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 2:2-7

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.”

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 cameH1961aboutH1961, when it was timeto shutלִסְגּ֗וֹרlis.GorH5462the gateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179at darkבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,that the menH376wentH3318outH3318;I do not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575the menH376wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980.Pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291them quicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118,for you will overtakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.”

6Butshe had broughtH5927them upH5927to the roofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406and hiddenוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙va.tit.me.NemH2934them in the stalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of flaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593which she had laidH6186inH6186orderH6186on the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7So the menH376pursuedרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291them on the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,to the crossingH4569placesH4569;and asH3512soonH3512asH3512those who were pursuingהָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.FimH7291them had goneH3318outH3318,they shutסָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.ruH5462the gateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

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