Joshua 2:15

Joshua 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
• New International Version (NIV)So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall.

Context of Joshua 2:15

13that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and rescue us from death.” 14The men said to her, “If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.” Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window. (Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.) 16She told them, “Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don’t find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way.” 17The men said to her, “We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:

Joshua 2:15 word by word

וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥ם בַּחֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן כִּ֤י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה הִ֥יא יוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then she let them downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• by a cordחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• throughבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• the windowחַלּוֹןchallôn · windowH2474
• for her houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• upon the townקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and she dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Joshua 2:15

• 1 Samuel 19:12So Michal lowered David through the window, and he ran away and escaped.
• Acts 9:25But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket.
• 2 Corinthians 11:33but I was let down in a rope-basket through a window in the city wall, and escaped his hands.
• Joshua 6:20The rams’ horns sounded and when the army heard the signal, they gave a loud battle cry. The wall collapsed and the warriors charged straight ahead into the city and captured it.

Commentaries on Joshua 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Then she let them down by a cord etc. - The natural place of this verse is after the first clause of Joshua 2:21; for it is certain that she did not let them down in the basket till all those circumstances marked from Joshua 2:16-20; inclusive had taken place. She dwelt upon the wall - That is, either the wall of the city made a part of her house or her house was built close to the wall, so that the top or battlements of it were above the wall with a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Upon the town wall - The town wall probably formed the back wall of the house, and the window opened therefore into the country. (Compare Paul‘s escape, 2 Corinthians 11:33).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 Rahab had heard of the miracles the Lord wrought for Israel. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. The conduct of Rahab proved that she had the real principle of Divine faith. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The goodness of God is often expressed by his kindness and truth, Psa 117:2; in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Because Rahab's house was built into the wall of the city, she could hide the men on the flat roof of her house (2:6). She let them escape through the window down the wall's outer side.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. her house was upon the town wall--In many Oriental cities houses are built on the walls with overhanging windows; in others the town wall forms the back wall of the house, so that the window opens into the country. Rahab's was probably of this latter description, and the cord or rope sufficiently strong to bear the weight of a man.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 2:15

• Armies
• Hospitality
• House
• Kindness
• Reconnoissance
• Treaty
• Walls, of the Cities
• Window

In the dictionaries

• Blameless
• Cord
• Hide
• Land
• Let
• Melt
• Town
• Window
• City
• Hospitality; Host

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