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Joshua 2:12-21

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.

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