Joshua
Joshua 2:4
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.