Joshua
Joshua 6:25
25And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וְֽאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| spared | הֶחֱיָ֣ה | he·ḥĕ·yāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| Rahab | רָחָ֣ב | rā·ḥāḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7343 Rachab |
| the prostitute | הַ֠זּוֹנָה | haz·zō·w·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| with | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| her father’s | אָבִ֤יהָ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| household | בֵּ֨ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who belonged | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| to her | לָהּ֙ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she hid | הֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙ | heḥ·bî·’āh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H2244 withdraw, hide |
| the men | הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים | ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| had sent | שָׁלַ֥ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to spy out | לְרַגֵּ֥ל | lə·rag·gêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7270 foot it, go about |
| Jericho | יְרִיחֽוֹ׃פ | yə·rî·ḥōw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3405 Jericho |
| So she has lived | וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ | wat·tê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| among | בְּקֶ֣רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֣וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 11:31 · Matthew 1:5 · Joshua 2:6 · James 2:25 · Judges 1:24–25 · Acts 2:21 · Joshua 11:19–20 · Joshua 4:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.