Joshua

Joshua 2:3–6

³So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”

⁴But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from. ⁵At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!” ⁶(But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.)

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Joshua 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Jericho	יְרִיח֔וֹ	yə·rî·ḥōw	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3405 Jericho
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Rahab	רָחָ֖ב	rā·ḥāḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7343 Rachab
and said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Bring out	ה֠וֹצִיאִי	hō·w·ṣî·’î	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
the men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who came	הַבָּאִ֤ים	hab·bā·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙	’ê·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H413 motion to
you	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
and entered	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
your house	לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ	lə·ḇê·ṯêḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1004 house
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have come	בָּֽאוּ׃	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to spy out	לַחְפֹּ֥ר	laḥ·pōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2658 dig, search for
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Joshua 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁ֛ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
had taken	וַתִּקַּ֧ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
the two	שְׁנֵ֥י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
and hidden them	וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ	wat·tiṣ·pə·nōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H6845 hide, treasure up
So she said	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Yes	כֵּ֗ן	kên	Adjective - masculine singular	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
did come	בָּ֤אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
but I did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֖עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
where	מֵאַ֥יִן	mê·’a·yin	Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
they had come from	הֵֽמָּה׃	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them

Joshua 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At dusk	בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙	ba·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
when the gate	הַשַּׁ֜עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
was	וַיְהִ֨י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
about to close	לִסְגּ֗וֹר	lis·gō·wr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5462 shut, close
the men	וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים	wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
went out	יָצָ֔אוּ	yā·ṣā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
and I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
which way	אָ֥נָה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
they	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
went	הָלְכ֖וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
Pursue	רִדְפ֥וּ	riḏ·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
them	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
quickly	מַהֵ֛ר	ma·hêr	Adverb	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
and	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you may catch them	תַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃	ṯaś·śî·ḡūm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5381 reach, overtake

Joshua 2:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְהִ֖יא	wə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
had taken them up	הֶעֱלָ֣תַם	he·‘ĕ·lā·ṯam	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the roof	הַגָּ֑גָה	hag·gā·ḡāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1406 roof, top
and hidden them	וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙	wat·tiṭ·mə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural	H2934 hide, conceal
among the stalks	הָעֵ֔ץ	hā·‘êṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of flax	בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י	bə·p̄iš·tê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H6593 linen, carded
that she had laid out	הָעֲרֻכ֥וֹת	hā·‘ă·ru·ḵō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H6186 arrange or set in order

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Joshua 2:3 2 Samuel 10:3

Joshua 2:4 2 Samuel 17:19–20 · 2 Kings 6:19

Joshua 2:6 James 2:25 · Hebrews 11:23 · 2 Samuel 17:19 · Colossians 3:3 · Deuteronomy 22:8 · Jeremiah 36:26 · Matthew 24:17 · 1 Kings 18:13 · Joshua 2:8 · 2 Kings 11:2 · 2 Samuel 11:2 · 1 Kings 18:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.