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Joshua 2:15-24

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.

20And if thou utterתַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diH5046this our businessדְּבָרֵ֣נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697,then we will be quitנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355of thine oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621which thou hast made us to swearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

21And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,According unto your wordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םke.div.rei.KhemH1697, so beit. And she sent them awayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖םva.te.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they departedH3212:and she boundוַתִּקְשֹׁ֛רva.tik.ShorH7194the scarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144lineתִּקְוַ֥תtik.VatH8615in the windowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

22And they wentH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the mountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,and abodeוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,until the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291were returnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725:and the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּvay.vak.ShuH1245themthroughout all the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,but foundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them not.

23So the twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and descendedוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from the mountainמֵֽהָהָ֔רme.ha.HarH2022,and passed overוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674,and cameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֑וּןNunH5126,and toldוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608him all thingsthat befellהַמֹּצְא֖וֹתha.mo.tze.'otH4672them:

24And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Trulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414into our handsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027all the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;for even all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776do faintנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127becauseמִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃ סmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440of us.

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