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Joshua 2:12-19

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.

15Then she let them downוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381by a cordבַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velH2256throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:for her houseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004wasupon the townבְּקִ֣ירbe.KirH7023wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and she dweltיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427upon the wallוּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16And she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, GetH3212you to the mountainהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lest the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291meetיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293you; and hideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselves there threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,until the pursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291be returnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725:and afterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310may ye goH3212your wayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.

17And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto her, We will beblamelessנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355of this thine oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621which thou hast made us swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

18Behold, whenwe comeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935into the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thou shalt bindתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194this lineתִּקְוַ֡תtik.VatH8615of scarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339in the windowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474which thou didst let us down byהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381:and thou shalt bringתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622thy fatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1,and thy motherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517,and thy brethrenאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251,and all thy father’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004unto thee.

19And it shall be, thatwhosoeverH834shall go outיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318of the doorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of thy houseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004into the streetהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351,his bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall beupon his headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, and we will beguiltlessנְקִיִּ֑םne.ki.YimH5355:and whosoever shall be with thee in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,his bloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall beon our headבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218, if anyhandיָ֖דyadH3027be upon him.

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