New American Standard Bible 2020
Joshua 2:6-16
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.
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.retzH776have despairedנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH4480H6440of you.
10For we have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068driedH3001upH3001the waterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of theRedסוּף֙sufH5488Seaיַם־yam-H3220beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH4480H6440you when you cameH3318outH3318of 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'H8085these reports,our heartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549and noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808courageר֛וּחַRu.achH7307remainedקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965in anyoneבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376anyH5750longerH5750becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.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.retzH776belowמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH4480H8478.
12Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, 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.MiH517,and my brothersאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251and my sistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,and allכָּל־kol-H3605whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belong to them, and saveוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.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 comeH1961aboutH1961when 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.
16And she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, “Goלֵּ֔כוּLe.khuH1980to the hillהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022,soH6435thatH6435the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291will notH6435encounterיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293you, 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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