1 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.1",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח יִהוֹשֻֽׁעַ־בִּן נ֠וּן מִֽן־הַשִּׁטִּ֞ים שְׁנַֽיִם־אֲנָשִׁ֤ים מְרַגְּלִים֙ חֶ֣רֶשׁ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְכ֛וּ רְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֶת־יְרִיח֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ בֵּית־אִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֛ה וּשְׁמָ֥הּ רָחָ֖ב וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה",
"text": "And *wə-yišlaḥ* *Yəhôšuaʿ*-*bēn* *Nûn* from-the-*šiṭṭîm* two-men *məraggəlîm* *ḥereš* saying, Go *rəʾû* *ʾet*-the-land and-*ʾet*-*Yərîḥô* and-they-*wə-yēlḵû* and-they-*wə-yāḇōʾû* house-of-woman *zônâ* and-her-name *Rāḥāḇ* and-they-*wayyiškəḇû*-there",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*Yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua",
"*bēn*": "construct state noun, masculine singular - son of",
"*Nûn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Nun",
"*šiṭṭîm*": "proper noun with definite article - Shittim (place name)",
"*məraggəlîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - spies/scouts",
"*ḥereš*": "adverb - secretly/silently",
"*rəʾû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - see/look at",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*wə-yēlḵû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went",
"*wə-yāḇōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came/entered",
"*zônâ*": "feminine singular noun - prostitute/harlot",
"*Rāḥāḇ*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Rahab",
"*wayyiškəḇû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they lay down/lodged"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥereš*": "secretly/silently/quietly",
"*zônâ*": "prostitute/harlot/innkeeper",
"*wayyiškəḇû*": "lay down/lodged/slept"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.2",
"source": "וַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה אֲ֠נָשִׁים בָּ֣אוּ הֵ֧נָּה הַלַּ֛יְלָה מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ",
"text": "And-it-was-*wayyēʾāmar* to-king *Yərîḥô* saying, Behold men *bāʾû* here the-night from-sons-of *Yiśrāʾēl* to-*laḥpōr* *ʾet*-the-land",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēʾāmar*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was told/said",
"*Yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*bāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - have come/entered",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*laḥpōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to search/explore/spy out"
},
"variants": {
"*laḥpōr*": "to search/explore/dig/spy out"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.3",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרִיח֔וֹ אֶל־רָחָ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר ה֠וֹצִ֠יאִי הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הַבָּאִ֤ים אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ כִּ֛י לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּֽאוּ",
"text": "And-*wayyišlaḥ* king *Yərîḥô* to-*Rāḥāḇ* saying, *hôṣîʾî* the-men the-*habbāʾîm* to-you who-*bāʾû* to-your-house for to-*laḥpōr* *ʾet*-all-the-land they-*bāʾû*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*Yərîḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*Rāḥāḇ*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Rahab",
"*hôṣîʾî*": "hiphil imperative feminine singular - bring out",
"*habbāʾîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones coming/entering",
"*bāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - have come/entered",
"*laḥpōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to search/explore/spy out"
},
"variants": {
"*hôṣîʾî*": "bring out/deliver/produce",
"*laḥpōr*": "to search/explore/dig/spy out"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.4",
"source": "וַתִּקַּ֧ח הֽ͏ָאִשָּׁ֛ה אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ כֵּ֗ן בָּ֤אוּ אֵלַי֙ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי מֵאַ֥יִן הֵֽמָּה",
"text": "And-*wattiqqaḥ* the-woman *ʾet*-two the-men and-*wattiṣpənô* and-*wattōʾmer* yes *bāʾû* to-me the-men and-not *yāḏaʿtî* from-where they",
"grammar": {
"*wattiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she took",
"*wattiṣpənô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she hid him",
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*bāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - have come/entered",
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I knew"
},
"variants": {
"*wattiṣpənô*": "and she hid him/them (singular form with plural meaning)"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.5",
"source": "וַיְהִ֨י הַשַּׁ֜עַר לִסְגּ֗וֹר בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים יָצָ֔אוּ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אָ֥נָה הָלְכ֖וּ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים רִדְפ֥וּ מַהֵ֛ר אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם כִּ֥י תַשִּׂיגֽוּם",
"text": "And-it-*wayəhî* the-gate to-*lisgôr* in-the-*ḇaḥōšeḵ* and-the-men *yāṣāʾû* not *yāḏaʿtî* where *hālḵû* the-men *riḏpû* quickly after-them for *taśśîḡûm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/was",
"*lisgôr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to close/shut",
"*ḇaḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the darkness",
"*yāṣāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they went out",
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I knew",
"*hālḵû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they went",
"*riḏpû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - pursue",
"*taśśîḡûm*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - you will overtake them"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇaḥōšeḵ*": "in the darkness/at dusk/when it was dark"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.6",
"source": "וְהִ֖יא הֶעֱלָ֣תַם הַגָּ֑גָה וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙ בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ הָעֲרֻכ֥וֹת לָ֖הּ עַל־הַגָּֽג",
"text": "And-she *heʿělāṯam* the-*haggāḡâ* and-*wattiṭmənēm* in-*pištê* the-*hāʿēṣ* the-*hāʿăruḵôṯ* to-her on-the-*haggāḡ*",
"grammar": {
"*heʿělāṯam*": "hiphil perfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - she brought them up",
"*haggāḡâ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular + directional he - to the roof",
"*wattiṭmənēm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and she hid them",
"*pištê*": "construct state noun feminine plural - stalks of",
"*hāʿēṣ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the tree/wood/flax",
"*hāʿăruḵôṯ*": "definite article + qal passive participle feminine plural - the arranged/laid out",
"*haggāḡ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the roof"
},
"variants": {
"*pištê hāʿēṣ*": "stalks of flax/linen stalks/woody flax",
"*hāʿăruḵôṯ*": "arranged/laid out/ordered"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.7",
"source": "וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים רָדְפ֤וּ אֽ͏ַחֲרֵיהֶם֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ אַחֲרֵ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָצְא֥וּ הָרֹדְפִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם",
"text": "And-the-men *rāḏpû* after-them way-of the-*hayYardēn* on the-*hammaʿbərôṯ* and-the-gate *sāḡārû* after as-which *yāṣʾû* the-pursuers after-them",
"grammar": {
"*rāḏpû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they pursued",
"*hayYardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan",
"*hammaʿbərôṯ*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the fords/crossing places",
"*sāḡārû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they closed/shut",
"*yāṣʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they went out"
},
"variants": {
"*hammaʿbərôṯ*": "fords/crossing places/passages"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.8",
"source": "וְהֵ֖מָּה טֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּן וְהִ֛יא עָלְתָ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־הַגָּֽג",
"text": "And-they *ṭerem* *yiškāḇûn* and-she *ʿālṯâ* upon-them on-the-*haggāḡ*",
"grammar": {
"*ṭerem*": "adverb - not yet/before",
"*yiškāḇûn*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + paragogic nun - they lay down/sleep",
"*ʿālṯâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she went up",
"*haggāḡ*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the roof"
},
"variants": {
"*yiškāḇûn*": "lay down/sleep/lodge"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Joshua.2.9",
"source": "וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכִֽי־נָפְלָ֤ה אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְכִ֥י נָמֹ֛גוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם",
"text": "And-*wattōʾmer* to-the-men, *yāḏaʿtî* that-*nāṯan* *YHWH* to-you *ʾet*-the-land and-that-*nāp̄lâ* your-*ʾêmaṯḵem* upon-us and-that *nāmōḡû* all-inhabitants-of the-land from-before-you",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I know",
"*nāṯan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has given",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD",
"*nāp̄lâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it has fallen",
"*ʾêmaṯḵem*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your terror/dread",
"*nāmōḡû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they have melted/fainted"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾêmaṯḵem*": "terror/dread/fear",
"*nāmōḡû*": "melted/fainted/dissolved"
}
}