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

13when Jericho is conquered, you will let me live, along with my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all their families.” 14“We offer our own lives as a guarantee for your safety,” the men agreed. “If you don’t betray us, we will keep our promise and be kind to you when the Lord gives us the land.” Then, since Rahab’s house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window. 16“Escape to the hill country,” she told them. “Hide there for three days from the men searching for you. Then, when they have returned, you can go on your way.” 17Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.

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 she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped.
• Acts 9:25So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall.
• 2 Corinthians 11:33I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.
• Joshua 6:20When the people heard the sound of the rams’ horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town 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