Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 2:12-14

12Now therefore, I pray you, swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650unto me by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588I have shewedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213you kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617,that ye will also shewוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me a trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571tokenא֥וֹת'otH226:

13And thatye will save aliveוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and my motherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517,and my brethrenאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251,and my sistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,and all that they have, and deliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337our livesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559her, Our lifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315for yoursלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,if ye utterתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046not this our businessדְּבָרֵ֖נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697.And it shall be, when Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenבְּתֵת־be.tet-H5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that we will dealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindlyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and trulyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571with thee.

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