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Joshua 2:1-16

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.

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