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Joshua 2

1AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ye.ho.Shu.a'-H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֠וּןnunH5126sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971fromShittimהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםha.shi.TimH7851twoשְׁנַֽיִם־she.na.yim-H8147menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582tospyמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270secretlyחֶ֣רֶשׁChe.reshH2791,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212viewרְא֥וּre.'UH7200thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, evenJerichoיְרִיח֑וֹye.ri.ChoH3405. And theywentH3212, andcameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935into anharlot’sזוֹנָ֛הzo.NahH2181houseבֵּית־ אִשָּׁ֥הbeit- 'i.ShahH802 H1004,namedוּשְׁמָ֥הּu.she.MahH8034Rahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343, andlodgedוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־vai.yish.ke.vu-H7901there.

2And it wastoldוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔רvai.Ye.'a.MarH559thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֖וֹye.ri.ChoH3405,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold, therecameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582in here tonightהַלַּ֛יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to searchoutלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658thecountryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971toRahabרָחָ֖בra.ChavH7343,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Bringforthה֠וֹצִיאִיHo.tzi.'iH3318themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that havecomeהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to thee, who haveenteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into thyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004: for they havecomeבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935to searchoutלַחְפֹּ֥רlach.PorH2658all thecountryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

4And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947thetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, andhidוַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹva.titz.pe.NoH6845them, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559thus, Therecameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582to me, but Iknewיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhereמֵאַ֥יִןme.'A.yinH370they were :

5And it came to pass about the time ofshuttingלִסְגּ֗וֹרlis.GorH5462thegateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, when it wasdarkבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822, that themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582wentoutיָצָ֔אוּya.Tza.'uH3318: where themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582wentהָלְכ֖וּha.le.KhuH1980Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not:pursueרִדְפ֥וּrid.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310themquicklyמַהֵ֛רma.HerH4118; for ye shallovertakeתַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃ta.si.GumH5381them.

6But she had brought themupהֶעֱלָ֣תַםhe.'e.La.tamH5927to theroofהַגָּ֑גָהha.Ga.gahH1406of the house, andhidוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙va.tit.me.NemH2934them with thestalksהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086offlaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣יbe.fish.TeiH6593, which she had laid inorderהָעֲרֻכ֥וֹתha.'a.ru.KhotH6186upon theroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

7And themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582pursuedרָדְפ֤וּra.de.FuH7291 H310them thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to thefordsהַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹתha.ma'.be.RotH4569: and as soon as they whopursuedהָרֹדְפִ֖יםha.ro.de.FimH7291 H310them had goneoutיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318, theyshutסָגָ֔רוּsa.Ga.ruH5462thegateוְהַשַּׁ֣עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179.

8And before they had laindownיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןyish.ka.VunH7901, she cameupעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927to them upon theroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406;

9And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to themenהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and that yourterrorאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙'ei.mat.KhemH367hathfallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307upon us, and that all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776faintנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃mi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you.

10For we haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085how theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068driedupהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001thewaterמֵ֤יmeiH4325of theRedסוּף֙sufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220foryouמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440, when ye cameoutבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םbe.tze.te.KhemH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; and what yedidעֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם'a.si.TemH6213to thetwoלִשְׁנֵי֩lish.NeiH8147kingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567, that were on the othersideבְּעֵ֤בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383,Sihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןle.si.ChonH5511andOgוּלְע֔וֹגu.le.'ogH5747, whom ye utterlydestroyedהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םhe.che.ram.TemH2763.

11And as soon as we hadheardוַנִּשְׁמַע֙va.nish.Ma'H8085these things, ourheartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּle.va.Ve.nuH3824didmeltוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549, neither did thereremainקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965any morecourageר֛וּחַRu.achH7307in anymanבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376,becauseמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.KhemH6440of you: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, he isGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and inearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath.

12Now therefore, I pray you,swearהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־hi.sha.ve.'u-H7650to me by theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588I haveshowedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213youkindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617, that ye will alsoshowוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םva.'a.si.TemH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to myfather’sאָבִי֙'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, andgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֥םu.ne.ta.TemH5414me atrueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571tokenא֥וֹת'otH226:

13And that ye will savealiveוְהַחֲיִתֶ֞םve.ha.cha.yi.TemH2421myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1, and mymotherאִמִּ֗י'i.MiH517, and mybrethrenאַחַי֙'a.ChaiH251, and mysistersאַחְיוֹתַ֔י'a.cho.taiH269, and all that they have, anddeliverוְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥םve.hi.tzal.TemH5337ourlivesנַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּnaf.sho.Tei.nuH5315fromdeathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194.

14And themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559her, Ourlifeנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּnaf.She.nuH5315foryoursלָמ֔וּתla.MutH4191, if yeutterתַגִּ֔ידוּta.Gi.duH5046not this ourbusinessדְּבָרֵ֖נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697. And it shall be, when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenבְּתֵת־be.tet-H5414us thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that we willdealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindlyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617andtrulyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571with thee.

15Then she let themdownוַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.DemH3381by acordבַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velH2256throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thewindowהַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474: for herhouseבֵיתָהּ֙vei.TahH1004was upon thetownבְּקִ֣ירbe.KirH7023wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, and shedweltיוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃yo.Sha.vetH3427upon thewallוּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.MahH2346.

16And shesaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to them,DepartH3212to themountainהָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rahH2022, lest thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291meetיִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'UH6293you; andhideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.TemH2247yourselves therethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117, until thepursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.FimH7291havereturnedשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725: andafterwardוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310ye maygoH3212yourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.KhemH1870.

17And themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to her, We will beblamelessנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355of this thyoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621which thou hast made usswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

18Behold, when wecomeבָאִ֖יםva.'ImH935into thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thou shaltbindתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יtik.she.RiH7194thislineתִּקְוַ֡תtik.VatH8615ofscarletהַשָּׁנִ֨יha.sha.NiH8144threadחוּט֩chutH2339in thewindowבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ba.cha.lOnH2474by which thou didst let usdownהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּho.rad.Te.nuH3381: and thou shaltbringתַּאַסְפִ֥יta.'as.FiH622thyfatherאָבִ֨יךְ'a.VikhH1, and thymotherאִמֵּ֜ךְ'i.MekhH517, and thybrethrenאַחַ֗יִךְ'a.Cha.yikhH251, and all thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךְ'a.VikhH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004to thee.

19And it shall be, thatwhoeverH834shall gooutיֵצֵא֩ye.Tze'H3318of thedoorsמִדַּלְתֵ֨יmi.dal.TeiH1817of thyhouseבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀vei.TekhH1004into thestreetהַח֛וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351, hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon hisheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218, and we will beguiltlessנְקִיִּ֑םne.ki.YimH5355: and whoever shall be with thee in thehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, hisbloodדָּמ֣וֹda.MoH1818shall be on ourheadבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּve.ro.She.nuH7218, if anyhandיָ֖דyadH3027be upon him.

20And if thou shaltutterתַּגִּ֖ידִיta.Gi.diH5046this ourbusinessדְּבָרֵ֣נוּde.va.Re.nuH1697, then we will befreeנְקִיִּ֔םne.ki.YimH5355of thyoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְmi.she.vu.'a.TekhH7621which thou hast made us toswearהִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃hish.ba'.Ta.nuH7650.

21And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, According to yourwordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣םke.div.rei.KhemH1697, so be it. And she sent themawayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖םva.te.sha.le.ChemH7971, and theydepartedH3212: and sheboundוַתִּקְשֹׁ֛רva.tik.ShorH7194thescarletהַשָּׁנִ֖יha.sha.NiH8144lineתִּקְוַ֥תtik.VatH8615in thewindowבַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ba.cha.LonH2474.

22And theywentH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to themountainהָהָ֔רָהha.Ha.rahH2022, andabodeוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117, until thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.FimH7291hadreturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725: and thepursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛יםha.ro.de.FimH7291soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּvay.vak.ShuH1245them throughout all thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870, butfoundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them not.

23So thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, anddescendedוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381from themountainמֵֽהָהָ֔רme.ha.HarH2022, and passedoverוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674, andcameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֑וּןNunH5126, andtoldוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608him all things thatbefellהַמֹּצְא֖וֹתha.mo.tze.'otH4672them:

24And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Trulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414into ourhandsבְּיָדֵ֖נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027all thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; for even all theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of thecountryהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776dofaintנָמֹ֛גוּna.Mo.guH4127becauseמִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃ סmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440of us.

Commentaries on Joshua 2

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