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וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ-בִּן-נוּן מִן-הַשִּׁטִּים שְׁנַיִם-אֲנָשִׁים מְרַגְּלִים, חֶרֶשׁ לֵאמֹר, לְכוּ רְאוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ, וְאֶת-יְרִיחוֹ; וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ בֵּית-אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה, וּשְׁמָהּ רָחָב--וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ-שָׁמָּה.
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And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.' And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
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וַיֵּאָמַר, לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר: הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה, מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל--לַחְפֹּר אֶת-הָאָרֶץ.
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And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: 'Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Yisrael to search out the land.'
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ג
וַיִּשְׁלַח מֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ, אֶל-רָחָב לֵאמֹר: הוֹצִיאִי הָאֲנָשִׁים הַבָּאִים אֵלַיִךְ, אֲשֶׁר-בָּאוּ לְבֵיתֵךְ--כִּי לַחְפֹּר אֶת-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ, בָּאוּ.
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And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying: 'Bring forth the men that are come to thee, that are entered into thy house; for they are come to search out all the land.'
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ד
וַתִּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה אֶת-שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים, וַתִּצְפְּנוֹ; וַתֹּאמֶר כֵּן, בָּאוּ אֵלַי הָאֲנָשִׁים, וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי, מֵאַיִן הֵמָּה.
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And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: 'Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were;
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ה
וַיְהִי הַשַּׁעַר לִסְגּוֹר, בַּחֹשֶׁךְ וְהָאֲנָשִׁים יָצָאוּ--לֹא יָדַעְתִּי, אָנָה הָלְכוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים; רִדְפוּ מַהֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם, כִּי תַשִּׂיגוּם.
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and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.'
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וְהִיא, הֶעֱלָתַם הַגָּגָה; וַתִּטְמְנֵם בְּפִשְׁתֵּי הָעֵץ, הָעֲרֻכוֹת לָהּ עַל-הַגָּג.
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But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had spread out upon the roof.
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ז
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים, רָדְפוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם דֶּרֶךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן, עַל, הַמַּעְבְּרוֹת; וְהַשַּׁעַר סָגָרוּ--אַחֲרֵי, כַּאֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ הָרֹדְפִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם.
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And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, the gate was shut.
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ח
וְהֵמָּה, טֶרֶם יִשְׁכָּבוּן; וְהִיא עָלְתָה עֲלֵיהֶם, עַל-הַגָּג.
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And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
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ט
וַתֹּאמֶר, אֶל-הָאֲנָשִׁים--יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי-נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם אֶת-הָאָרֶץ; וְכִי-נָפְלָה אֵימַתְכֶם עָלֵינוּ, וְכִי נָמֹגוּ כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶם.
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and she said unto the men: 'I know that YAHOWAH hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
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י
כִּי שָׁמַעְנוּ, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-הוֹבִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת-מֵי יַם-סוּף מִפְּנֵיכֶם, בְּצֵאתְכֶם, מִמִּצְרָיִם; וַאֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם לִשְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן, לְסִיחֹן וּלְעוֹג--אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱרַמְתֶּם, אוֹתָם.
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For we have heard how YAHOWAH dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
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יא
וַנִּשְׁמַע וַיִּמַּס לְבָבֵנוּ, וְלֹא-קָמָה עוֹד רוּחַ בְּאִישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶם: כִּי, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם--הוּא אֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וְעַל-הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת.
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And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you; for YAHOWAH your Eloheem, He is Eloheem in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
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יב
וְעַתָּה, הִשָּׁבְעוּ-נָא לִי בַּיהוָה, כִּי-עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּכֶם, חָסֶד; וַעֲשִׂיתֶם גַּם-אַתֶּם עִם-בֵּית אָבִי, חֶסֶד, וּנְתַתֶּם לִי, אוֹת אֱמֶת.
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Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by YAHOWAH, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father's house--and give me a true token--
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יג
וְהַחֲיִתֶם אֶת-אָבִי וְאֶת-אִמִּי, וְאֶת-אַחַי וְאֶת-אחותי (אַחְיוֹתַי), וְאֵת, כָּל-אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם; וְהִצַּלְתֶּם אֶת-נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּ, מִמָּוֶת.
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and save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.'
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יד
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ הָאֲנָשִׁים, נַפְשֵׁנוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם לָמוּת, אִם לֹא תַגִּידוּ, אֶת-דְּבָרֵנוּ זֶה; וְהָיָה, בְּתֵת-יְהוָה לָנוּ אֶת-הָאָרֶץ, וְעָשִׂינוּ עִמָּךְ, חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת.
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And the men said unto her: 'Our life for yours, if ye tell not this our business; and it shall be, when YAHOWAH giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.'
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טו
וַתּוֹרִדֵם בַּחֶבֶל, בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן: כִּי בֵיתָהּ בְּקִיר הַחוֹמָה, וּבַחוֹמָה הִיא יוֹשָׁבֶת.
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Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
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טז
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הָהָרָה לֵּכוּ, פֶּן-יִפְגְּעוּ בָכֶם הָרֹדְפִים; וְנַחְבֵּתֶם שָׁמָּה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים, עַד שׁוֹב הָרֹדְפִים, וְאַחַר, תֵּלְכוּ לְדַרְכְּכֶם.
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And she said unto them: 'Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned; and afterward may ye go your way.'
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יז
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶיהָ, הָאֲנָשִׁים: נְקִיִּם אֲנַחְנוּ, מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵךְ הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּנוּ.
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And the men said unto her: 'We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.
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יח
הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ בָאִים, בָּאָרֶץ; אֶת-תִּקְוַת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי הַזֶּה תִּקְשְׁרִי, בַּחַלּוֹן אֲשֶׁר הוֹרַדְתֵּנוּ בוֹ, וְאֶת-אָבִיךְ וְאֶת-אִמֵּךְ וְאֶת-אַחַיִךְ וְאֵת כָּל-בֵּית אָבִיךְ, תַּאַסְפִי אֵלַיִךְ הַבָּיְתָה.
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Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by; and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household.
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יט
וְהָיָה כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-יֵצֵא מִדַּלְתֵי בֵיתֵךְ הַחוּצָה, דָּמוֹ בְרֹאשׁוֹ--וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְקִיִּם; וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה אִתָּךְ, בַּבַּיִת--דָּמוֹ בְרֹאשֵׁנוּ, אִם-יָד תִּהְיֶה-בּוֹ.
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And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless; and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
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וְאִם-תַּגִּידִי, אֶת-דְּבָרֵנוּ זֶה--וְהָיִינוּ נְקִיִּם, מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵךְ אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּנוּ.
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But if thou utter this our business, then we will be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.'
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כא
וַתֹּאמֶר כְּדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן-הוּא, וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלֵכוּ; וַתִּקְשֹׁר אֶת-תִּקְוַת הַשָּׁנִי, בַּחַלּוֹן.
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And she said: 'According unto your words, so be it.' And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
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כב
וַיֵּלְכוּ, וַיָּבֹאוּ הָהָרָה, וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים, עַד-שָׁבוּ הָרֹדְפִים; וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הָרֹדְפִים בְּכָל-הַדֶּרֶךְ, וְלֹא מָצָאוּ.
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And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
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כג
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים, וַיֵּרְדוּ מֵהָהָר, וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ, אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן-נוּן; וַיְסַפְּרוּ-לוֹ--אֵת כָּל-הַמֹּצְאוֹת, אוֹתָם.
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Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.
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כד
וַיֹּאמְרוּ, אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, כִּי-נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיָדֵנוּ, אֶת-כָּל-הָאָרֶץ; וְגַם-נָמֹגוּ כָּל-יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ, מִפָּנֵינוּ. {ס}
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And they said unto Joshua: 'Truly YAHOWAH hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.'
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