Joshua
Joshua 2:12
12Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now therefore | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| please | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| swear | הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־ | hiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū- | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7650 swear |
| to me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| by the LORD | בַּֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| that you | אַתֶּ֜ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| will indeed | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| show | וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם | wa·‘ă·śî·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| kindness | חֶ֔סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| my family | בֵּ֤ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I showed | עָשִׂ֥יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| kindness | חָ֑סֶד | ḥā·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to you | עִמָּכֶ֖ם | ‘im·mā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5973 with |
| Give | וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם | ū·nə·ṯat·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a sure | אֱמֶֽת׃ | ’ĕ·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| sign | א֥וֹת | ’ō·wṯ | Noun - common singular construct | H226 sign |
Cross-references
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Joshua 2:18 · 1 Samuel 20:14–17 · Joshua 9:18–20 · Joshua 9:15 · 2 Timothy 1:16–18 · Esther 8:6 · Ezekiel 9:4–6 · Joshua 2:13 · 1 Samuel 24:21–22 · James 2:13 · Mark 14:44 · Genesis 24:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.