Joshua
Joshua 2:14
14“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our lives | נַפְשֵׁ֤נוּ | nap̄·šê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| for your | תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙ | ṯaḥ·tê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H8478 the under part |
| lives | לָמ֔וּת | lā·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| agreed | וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| If | אִ֚ם | ’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| report | תַגִּ֔ידוּ | ṯag·gî·ḏū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| our mission | דְּבָרֵ֖נוּ | də·ḇā·rê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1697 speech, word |
| we will show | וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ | wə·‘ā·śî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| you | עִמָּ֖ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5973 with |
| kindness | חֶ֥סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and faithfulness | וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ | we·’ĕ·meṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| when the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| gives | בְּתֵת־ | bə·ṯêṯ- | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| us | לָ֙נוּ֙ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 1:24–25 · Matthew 5:7 · Genesis 24:49 · Proverbs 18:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.