Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 2:8-21

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.

11And as soon as we had heardוַנִּשְׁמַע֙va.nish.Ma'H8085these things,our heartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824did meltוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,neither did there remainקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965any more courageר֛וּחַRu.achH7307in any manבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376,becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you: for Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he isGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and in earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath.

12Now therefore, I pray you, swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650unto me by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588I have shewedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213you kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617,that ye will also shewוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto my father’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and giveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me a trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571tokenא֥וֹת'otH226:

13And thatye will save aliveוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421my fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and my motherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517,and my brethrenאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251,and my sistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269,and all that they have, and deliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337our livesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315from deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14And the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559her, Our lifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315for yoursלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191,if ye utterתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046not this our businessדְּבָרֵ֖נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697.And it shall be, when Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenבְּתֵת־be.tet-H5414us the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that we will dealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindlyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617and trulyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571with thee.

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.

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