Joshua
Joshua 2:3
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.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.