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Joshua 2:6-10

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.

8And before they were laid downיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901,she came upעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927unto them upon the roofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406;

9And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and that your terrorאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367is fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307upon us, and that all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776faintנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you.

10For we have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085how Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068dried upהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001the waterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of the Redסוּף֙sufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220for youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440,when ye came outבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;and what ye didעֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם'a.si.TemH6213unto the twoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567, that wereon the other sideבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,Sihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511and Ogוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,whom ye utterly destroyedהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םhe.che.ram.TemH2763.

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