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Joshua 2:2-7

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.

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