Revised Version 1895

Joshua 2

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֠וּןnunH5126sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971outמִֽן־min-H4480ofShittimהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםha.shi.TimH7851twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147menH376asspiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270secretlyחֶ֣רֶשׁChe.reshH2791,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH935viewרְא֥וּre.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andJerichoיְרִיח֑וֹye.ri.ChoH3405. And theywentH935, andcameH935intoH935thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of anharlotזוֹנָ֛הzo.NahH2181whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034wasRahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343, andlayוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־vai.yish.ke.vu-H7901there.

2And it wastoldוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔רvai.Ye.'a.MarH559thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, therecameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935menH376in hither to-night of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosearchH2658outH2658thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971untoRahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,BringH935forthH3318themenH376that arecomeH935to thee,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834areenteredH935intoH413thinehouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004: for they becomeH935tosearchלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658outH3318allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

4And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menH376, andhidוַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.NoH6845them; andsheH3808saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559, Yea, themenH376cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413, but I wistnotH3808whence they were:

5and itcameH1961topassH1961aboutH1961the time of the shutting of thegateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, when it wasdarkבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822, that themenH376wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980outיָצָ֔אוּya.Tza.'uH3318: whither themenH376wentH1980I wotnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808:pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310themquicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118; for ye shallovertakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.

6ButsheH1931hadbroughtH5927themupH5927to theroofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406, andhidH2934them with thestalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086offlaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593,whichH1931sheH1931hadlaidH2934in orderuponעַל־'al-H5921theroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7And themenH376pursuedרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291afterH310them thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383unto the fords: and as soon as theywhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834pursuedהָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.FimH7291afterH310them weregoneH3318outH3318, theyshutסָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.ruH5462thegateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

8Andbeforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962they werelaidH7901downיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901,sheוְהִ֛יאve.Hi'H1931cameH5927upH5927unto themuponH5921theroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406;

9andsheכִּֽי־ki-H3588saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto themenH376, Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414youוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and that yourterrorאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367isfallenH5307uponעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414, and thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776meltנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127awayH5307beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588.

10Forweכִּ֣יkiH3588haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068driedH3001upH3001thewaterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220beforeמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440youוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834, when yecameH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; andwhatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834yedidעֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם'a.si.TemH6213unto thetwoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567, that werebeyondבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383, untoSihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511and toOgוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye utterly destroyed.

11And assoonH3588asweH3588hadheardוַנִּשְׁמַע֙va.nish.Ma'H8085it, ourheartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824didH3808meltוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,neitherH3808didH3808thereremainH3808anyH376moreע֥וֹדodH5750spiritר֛וּחַRu.achH7307inanyH376manH376,becauseH3588ofyouH3588: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he isGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921, and onearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתָּֽחַת׃mi.Ta.chatH8478.

12Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994youH859,swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650untomeH5414by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588I have dealt kindly withyouH859, that ye also willdealH6213kindly with myfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, andgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414meH5414atrueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571token:

13and that ye willsaveH5315aliveוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1, and mymotherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517, and mybrethrenאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251, and mysistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that they have, and willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337ourlivesH5315fromdeathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14And themenH376saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559untoherתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046, Ourlifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315foryoursH5414,ifH518yeutterH5414notלֹ֣אlo'H3808this ourbusinessדְּבָרֵ֖נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697; and it shall be, when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068givethusH5414thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thatweH518willdealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindly andtrulyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571with thee.

15ThensheH1931letH3381themdownוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381by acordבַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velH2256throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thewindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474: forherH3381houseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004wasuponH3381the townwallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, andsheH1931dweltיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427uponH3381thewallוּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16AndsheH310saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them,GetH7725youH3117to themountainהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291lightuponיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293youH3117; andhideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselves therethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,untilעַ֚ד'adH5704thepursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291bereturnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725: andafterwardH310may yegoH7725yourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.

17And themenH376saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoherH413,Weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will be guiltless of this thineoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastmadeH7650usH413toswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

18Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, whenweאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587comeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935intoH413thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thou shaltbindתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194thislineH935ofscarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339in thewindowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou didstletH3381usH413downהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381by: and thou shaltgatherתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622unto theeintoH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004thyfatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1, and thymotherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517, and thybrethrenאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

19And it shall be, that whosoever shallgoיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318outH3318of thedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of thyhouseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004intoH3027thestreetהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall beuponH1961hisheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, andweוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, hisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall be on ourheadבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218,ifאִם־'im-H518anyH3605handיָ֖דyadH3027beuponH1961him.

20Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou utter this ourbusinessדְּבָרֵ֣נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697, thenweH834will be guiltless of thineoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621whichH834thou hastmadeH7650usתַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diH5046toswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

21AndsheH1931saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, According unto yourwordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םke.div.rei.KhemH1697,soכֶּן־ken-H3651be it. AndsheH1931sentH7971themawayH7971, and they departed: andsheH1931boundוַתִּקְשֹׁ֛רva.tik.ShorH7194thescarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144line in thewindowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

22And theywentH935, andcameH935unto themountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022, andabodeוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,untilעַד־'ad-H5704thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291werereturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725: and thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּvay.vak.ShuH1245themthroughoutH3605allH3605thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, butfoundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672themnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

23Then thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147menH376returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, anddescendedוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from themountainמֵֽהָהָ֔רme.ha.HarH2022, andpassedוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674over, andcameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126; and theytoldוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608himallכָּל־kol-H3605that hadbefallenהַמֹּצְא֖וֹתha.mo.tze.'otH4672them.

24And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Trulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413ourhandsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; andmoreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571allכָּל־kol-H3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776doH3027meltH4127awayנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127beforeמִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃ סmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440usH5414.

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