Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 2:4-7

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.

6But she had brought them upהֶעֱלָ֣תַםhe.'e.La.tamH5927to the roofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406of the house, and hidוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙va.tit.me.NemH2934them with the stalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086of flaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593,which she had laid in orderהָעֲרֻכ֥וֹתha.'a.ru.KhotH6186upon the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7And the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582pursuedרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291afterH310them the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383unto the fordsהַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹתha.ma'.be.RotH4569:and as soon as they which pursuedהָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.FimH7291afterH310them were gone outיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318,they shutסָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.ruH5462the gateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

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