Revised Version 1895

Joshua 2:6-16

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.

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