Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 2:15-18

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.

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