Joshua

Joshua 2:4–6

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 2:4

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 2:4 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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