Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 2:3-5

3And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971unto Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bring forthה֠וֹצִיאִיHo.tzi.'iH3318the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that are comeהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to thee, which are enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into thine houseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004:for they be comeבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935to search outלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658all the countryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

4And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,and hidוַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.NoH6845them, and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559thus, There cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582unto me, but I wistיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not whenceמֵאַ֥יִןme.'A.yinH370they were:

5And it came to pass about the timeof shuttingלִסְגּ֗וֹרlis.GorH5462of the gateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,when it was darkבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,that the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582went outיָצָ֔אוּya.Tza.'uH3318:whither the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980I wotיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not: pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them quicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118;for ye shall overtakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.

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