Joshua 2
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־Joshuaבִּן־the son ofנ֠וּןNunמִֽן־fromהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםthe Shittimשְׁנַֽיִם־twoאֲנָשִׁ֤יםmenמְרַגְּלִים֙spiesחֶ֣רֶשׁsecretlyלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלְכ֛וּgoרְא֥וּseeאֶת־obj.הָאָ֖רֶץthe landוְאֶת־and obj.יְרִיח֑וֹJerichoוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּand they wentוַ֠יָּבֹאוּand they wentבֵּית־the house ofאִשָּׁ֥הa womanזוֹנָ֛הa prostituteוּשְׁמָ֥הּand name herרָחָ֖בwas Rahabוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־and they lay downשָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and she saidאֶל־toהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםthe menיָדַ֕עְתִּיI knowכִּֽי־thatנָתַ֧ןhe has givenיְהוָ֛הYahwehלָכֶ֖םto the youאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְכִֽי־and thatנָפְלָ֤הit has fallenאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙dread yourעָלֵ֔ינוּon usוְכִ֥יand thatנָמֹ֛גוּthey have melted awayכָּל־allיֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe inhabitants ofהָאָ֖רֶץthe landמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃from because of you
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כִּ֣יforשָׁמַ֗עְנוּwe have heardאֵ֠תobj.אֲשֶׁר־this:הוֹבִ֨ישׁhe dried upיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶת־obj.מֵ֤יthe waters ofיַם־the sea ofסוּף֙reedsמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םfrom before youבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םwhen came out youמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםfrom Egyptוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand that whichעֲשִׂיתֶ֡םyou didלִשְׁנֵי֩to the twoמַלְכֵ֨יthe kings ofהָאֱמֹרִ֜יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoבְּעֵ֤בֶרwas on the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּן֙the Jordanלְסִיחֹ֣ןto Sihonוּלְע֔וֹגand to Ogאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םyou totally destroyedאוֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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וַנִּשְׁמַע֙and we heardוַיִּמַּ֣סand it meltedלְבָבֵ֔נוּheart ourוְלֹא־and notקָ֨מָהit aroseע֥וֹדagainר֛וּחַspiritבְּאִ֖ישׁin anyoneמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םfrom because of youכִּ֚יforיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourה֤וּאheאֱלֹהִים֙is Godבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםin the heavensמִמַּ֔עַלfrom aboveוְעַל־and onהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthמִתָּֽחַת׃from beneath
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeהִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־swearנָ֥אpleaseלִי֙to the meבַּֽיהוָ֔הby Yahwehכִּי־forעָשִׂ֥יתִיI have doneעִמָּכֶ֖םwith youחָ֑סֶדloyaltyוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨םand you will doגַּם־alsoאַתֶּ֜םyouעִם־withבֵּ֤יתthe household ofאָבִי֙father myחֶ֔סֶדloyaltyוּנְתַתֶּ֥םand you will giveלִ֖יto the meא֥וֹתa sign ofאֱמֶֽת׃faithfulness
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וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּand they saidלָ֣הּto the herהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menנַפְשֵׁ֤נוּlife ourתַחְתֵּיכֶם֙for youלָמ֔וּתto dieאִ֚םifלֹ֣אnotתַגִּ֔ידוּyou will tellאֶת־obj.דְּבָרֵ֖נוּbusiness ourזֶ֑הthisוְהָיָ֗הand it will beבְּתֵת־when givesיְהוָ֥הYahwehלָ֙נוּ֙to the usאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּand we will doעִמָּ֖ךְwith youחֶ֥סֶדloyaltyוֶאֱמֶֽת׃and faithfulness
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidלָהֶם֙to the themהָהָ֣רָהthe hill country towardsלֵּ֔כוּgoפֶּֽן־lestיִפְגְּע֥וּthey should meetבָכֶ֖םin the youהָרֹדְפִ֑יםthe pursuersוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םand you will hide yourselvesשָׁ֜מָּהthere towardsשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthreeיָמִ֗יםdaysעַ֚דuntilשׁ֣וֹבreturnהָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםthe pursuersוְאַחַ֖רand afterתֵּלְכ֥וּyou will goלְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃to way your
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הִנֵּ֛הhere!אֲנַ֥חְנוּweבָאִ֖יםare about to comeבָּאָ֑רֶץin the landאֶת־obj.תִּקְוַ֡תthe cord ofחוּט֩the thread ofהַשָּׁנִ֨יthe scarletהַזֶּ֜הthe thisתִּקְשְׁרִ֗יyou will bindבַּֽחַלּוֹן֙in the windowאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּyou let down usב֔וֹin the itוְאֶת־and obj.אָבִ֨יךְfather yourוְאֶת־and obj.אִמֵּ֜ךְmother yourוְאֶת־and obj.אַחַ֗יִךְbrothers yourוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allבֵּ֣יתthe household ofאָבִ֔יךְfather yourתַּאַסְפִ֥יyou will gatherאֵלַ֖יִךְto youהַבָּֽיְתָה׃the house towards
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וְהָיָ֡הand it will beכֹּ֣לeveryאֲשֶׁר־one whoיֵצֵא֩he will go outמִדַּלְתֵ֨יfrom the doors ofבֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀house yourהַח֛וּצָהthe outside towardsדָּמ֥וֹblood hisבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹwill be on own head hisוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּand weנְקִיִּ֑םwill be freeוְ֠כֹלand everyאֲשֶׁ֨רone whoיִֽהְיֶ֤הhe will beאִתָּךְ֙with youבַּבַּ֔יִתin the houseדָּמ֣וֹblood hisבְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּwill be on head ourאִם־ifיָ֖דa handתִּֽהְיֶה־it will beבּֽוֹ׃on the him
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וַיֵּלְכוּ֙and they wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they cameהָהָ֔רָהthe hill country towardsוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּand they remainedשָׁם֙thereשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthreeיָמִ֔יםdaysעַד־untilשָׁ֖בוּthey returnedהָרֹדְפִ֑יםthe pursuersוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּand they searchedהָרֹדְפִ֛יםthe pursuersבְּכָל־in allהַדֶּ֖רֶךְthe wayוְלֹ֥אand notמָצָֽאוּ׃they found them
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וַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּand they returnedשְׁנֵ֤יthe twoהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menוַיֵּרְד֣וּand they went downמֵֽהָהָ֔רfrom the hill countryוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙and they passed overוַיָּבֹ֔אוּand they cameאֶל־toיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaבִּן־the son ofנ֑וּןNunוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־and they recountedל֔וֹto the himאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַמֹּצְא֖וֹתthe things that had foundאוֹתָֽם׃with them
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