| 1And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men out of Shittim to spy secretly, saying, Go see the land and Jericho. And they went, and came to the house of an innkeeper named Rahab, and they lay there. |
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אוַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־נ֠וּן מִן־הַשִּׁטִּ֞ים שְׁנַיִם־אֲנָשִׁ֚ים מְרַגְּלִים֙ חֶ֣רֶשׁ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְכ֛וּ רְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֶת־יְרִיח֑וֹ וַיֵּֽלְכ֡וּ וַ֠יָּבֹ֠אוּ בֵּ֣ית־אִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֛ה וּשְׁמָ֥הּ רָחָ֖ב וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה: |
| And Joshua [the son of Nun] sent [two men out of Shittim to spy]. Against my will I must say that he dispatched them during Moses’ mourning period, for after three days following the termination of Moses’ mourning period, they crossed the Jordan, for thence we deduced that Moses died on Adar 7 by counting back thirty-three days from the day they came up from the Jordan, namely, the tenth day of the first month. Now, of necessity, from the time the spies were dispatched, they did not cross the Jordan until the fifth day, as it is stated: and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. On that night they crossed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they moved from Shittim, here is a fourth day. And they lodged there before they crossed over. Hence, they did not cross until the fifth day. |
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וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְגוֹ'.
עַל כָּרְחִי אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר שֶׁבְּתוֹךְ יְמֵי אֵבֶל משֶׁה שְׁלָחָם, שֶׁהֲרֵי לְסוֹף ג' יָמִים שֶׁתַּמּוּ יְמֵי אֵבֶל משֶׁה עָבְרוּ אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן, שֶׁמִּשָּׁם אָנוּ לְמֵדִים שֶׁמֵּת משֶׁה בְּז' אֲדָר כְּשֶׁאַתָּה מוֹנֶה ל"ג לְמַפְרֵעַ מִיּוֹם שֶׁעָלוּ מִן הַיַּרְדֵּן בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, וְעַל כָּרְחָךְ מִשֶּׁנִּשְׁתַּלְּחוּ הַמְרַגְּלִים לֹא עָבְרוּ אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן עַד יוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים עַד־שָׁבוּ הָרוֹדְפִים בּוֹ בַּלַּיְלָה, וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן... וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּסְעוּ מֵהַשִּׁטִּים הֲרֵי יוֹם ד', וַיָּלִינוּ שָׁם טֶרֶם יַעֲבֹרוּ נִמְצָא שֶׁלֹּא עָבְרוּ עַד יוֹם ה'.
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| secretly. Secretly. So did Jon. render it. He said to them: Disguise yourselves as deaf-mutes (חרשים) so that they will not conceal their affairs from you. Another explanation is: חרש [with a “shin”] is like חרש [with a “sin” or “samech,” namely pottery.] Load yourselves with pots so that you appear as potters. |
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חֶרֶשׁ.
בְּרָז, כָּךְ תִּירְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן, אָמַר לָהֶם: עֲשׂוּ עַצְמְכֶם כְּחֵרְשִׁים, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יַסְתִּירוּ דִּבְרֵיהֶם מִפְּנֵיכֶם. דָּבָר אַחֵר: חֶרֶשׁ חֶרֶס, הַטְעִינוּ עַצְמְכֶם קְדֵרוֹת כְּדֵי שֶׁתִּהְיוּ נִרְאִין כְּקַדָּרִין.
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| and see the land and Jericho. Now, was Jericho not included in the generalization? Why, then, is it specifed? Because it was as strong as all of them [the cities combined], it was situated on the boundary. Similarly, and there were missing of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel. Now, was Asahel not included in the generalization? Why, then, was he specified? Because he was as strong as all of them [combined]. Similarly, and King Solomon loved many foreign wives and Pharaoh’s daughter. Now, was Pharaoh’s daughter not included in the generalization? Why, then, was she specified? Because he loved her as much as all of them [combined]. And regarding the sin, since she caused him to sin more than all of them. This was taught in Sifrei. |
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רְאוּ אֶת הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת יְרִיחוֹ.
וַהֲלֹא יְרִיחוֹ בִּכְלָל הָיְתָה וְלָמָּה יָצָאת, אֶלָּא שֶׁהָיְתָה קָשָׁה כְּנֶגֶד כּוּלָּם, לְפִי שֶׁהָיְתָה יוֹשֶׁבֶת עַל הַסְּפָר. וְכַיּוֹצֵא בּוֹ (שמואל ב ב ל): וַיִּפָּקְדוּ מֵעַבְדֵי דָּוִד תִּשְׁעָה־עָשָׂר אִישׁ וַעֲשָׂהאֵל, וַהֲלֹא עֲשָׂהאֵל בִּכְלָל הָיָה וְלָמָּה יָצָא, אֶלָּא שֶׁהָיָה קָשֶׁה כְּנֶגֶד כּוּלָּם, כַּיּוֹצֵא בּוֹ (מלכים א יא א): וְהַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה אָהַב נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת רַבּוֹת וְאֶת בַּת פַּרְעֹה, וַהֲלֹא בַּת פַּרְעֹה בִּכְלָל הָיְתָה וְלָמָּה יָצָאת, אֶלָּא שֶׁהָיָה מְחַבְּבָהּ כְּנֶגֶד כּוּלָּם, וּכְלַפֵּי חֵטְא שֶׁהֶחֱטִיאָה אוֹתוֹ יוֹתֵר מִכּוּלָּן, כָּךְ שְׁנוּיָיה בְּסִפְרֵי (עקב נב).
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| Innkeeper. זונה. Targum Jon. renders: Innkeeper, one who sells various foodstuffs (מזונות). |
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אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה.
תִּירְגֵּם יְהוֹנָתָן: פּוּנְדְּקִיתָא, מוֹכֶרֶת מִינֵי מְזוֹנוֹת.
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| 2And it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men have come here this night from the children of Israel to search the land. |
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בוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה אֲ֠נָשִׁ֠ים בָּ֣אוּ הֵ֧נָּה הַלַּ֛יְלָה מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ: |
| to search. לחפר [lit. to dig,] to spy. And similarly: Thence he sought (חפר) food. |
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לַחְפֹּר.
לְרַגֵּל, כְּמוֹ (איוב לט כט): מִשָּׁם חָפַר אֹכֶל.
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| 3And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men who have come to you, that have entered your house, for they have come to search out the entire land. |
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גוַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרִיח֔וֹ אֶל־רָחָ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר ה֠וֹצִ֠יאִי הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הַבָּאִ֚ים אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ כִּ֛י לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּֽאוּ: |
| 4Now the woman had taken the two men, and had hidden them, and she said, Indeed the men came to me, but I did not know from where they were. |
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דוַתִּקַּ֧ח הָֽאִשָּׁ֛ה אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר כֵּ֗ן בָּ֚אוּ אֵלַי֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי מֵאַ֥יִן הֵֽמָּה: |
| and had hidden them. [lit.“and had hidden him.”] Some Scriptural passages treat the plural as singular. [In this case,] because she hastened to hide them, and [she hid them] in a narrow place as though they were one man. The Agadic Midrash of Rabbi Tanhuma states: They were Phinehas and Caleb, and Phinehas stood before them, yet they did not see him because he was like an angel. Another explanation is: And she hid him, [i.e.,] each one by himself. And we have found the like thereof: Oil and incense make joyful the heart. (ישמח לב), sing. form.) And it is not written ישמחו לב (plural form), [implying that each one makes the heart joyful.] |
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וַתִּצְפְּנוֹ.
יֵשׁ מִקְרָאוֹת מְדַבְּרִים עַל הָרַבִּים כְּיָחִיד, לְפִי שֶׁמִּיהֲרָה בְּהַטְמָנָתָם וּבְמָקוֹם צַר, כְּאִילּוּ הָיָה יְחִידִי, וּמִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדַת תַּנְחוּמָא יֵשׁ (שלח א): פִּנְחָס וְכָלֵב הָיוּ, וּפִנְחָס עָמַד לִפְנֵיהֶם וְלֹא רָאוּהוּ לְפִי שֶׁהָיָה כְּמַלְאָךְ. דָּבָר אַחֵר: וַתִּצְפְּנוֹ כָּל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ, וְדוּגְמָתוֹ מָצִינוּ (משלי כז ט): שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּח לֵב, וְלֹא אָמַר יְשַׂמְּחוּ לֵב.
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| 5And it was time to close the gate, at darkness, that the men went out. I do not know where they went. Pursue after them quickly, for you will overtake them. |
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הוַיְהִ֨י הַשַּׁ֜עַר לִסְגּ֗וֹר בַּח֙שֶׁךְ֙ וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֣ים יָצָ֔אוּ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אָ֥נָה הָֽלְכ֖וּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים רִדְפ֥וּ מַהֵ֛ר אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם כִּ֥י תַשִּׂיגֽוּם: |
| 6And she had brought them up to the roof, and she hid them with the stalks of flax, that she had laid arranged upon the roof. |
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ווְהִ֖יא הֶֽעֱלָ֣תַם הַגָּ֑גָה וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙ בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ הָֽעֲרֻכ֥וֹת לָ֖הּ עַל־הַגָּֽג: |
| with the stalks of flax. With their capsules. |
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בְּפִשְׁתֵּי הָעֵץ.
פִּשְׁתִּים בְּגִבְעוֹלֵיהֶן.
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| 7And the men pursued them in the direction of the Jordan, to the fords; and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, they shut the gate. |
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זוְהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים רָֽדְפ֚וּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ אַחֲרֵ֕י כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָֽצְא֥וּ הָרֹֽדְפִ֖ים אַֽחֲרֵיהֶֽם: |
| to the fords. the place for crossing the water, for they thought that they had turned back towards the Plains of Moab, and the Jordan stood in between. |
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עַל הַמַּעְבְּרוֹת.
מְקוֹם מַעֲבַר הַמַּיִם, שֶׁהָיוּ סְבוּרִים שֶׁחָזְרוּ לַאֲחוֹרֵיהֶם אֶל עַרְבוֹת מוֹאָב, וְהַיַּרְדֵּן מַפְסִיק בֵּינְתַיִם.
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| they shut the gate. [I.e.,] the gatekeepers. |
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וְהַשַּׁעַר סָגָרוּ.
הַשּׁוֹעֲרִים.
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| 8And before they were asleep, she came up to them upon the roof. |
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חוְהֵ֖מָּה טֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁכָּב֑וּן וְהִ֛יא עָֽלְתָ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־הַגָּֽג: |
| 9And she said to the men, I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away because of you. |
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טוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכִֽי־נָֽפְלָ֚ה אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְכִ֥י נָמֹ֛גוּ כָּל־יֽשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם: |
| 10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you completely destroyed. |
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יכִּ֣י שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִ֨ישׁ יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־מֵ֚י יַם־סוּף֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם בְּצֵֽאתְכֶ֖ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם לִשְׁנֵי֩ מַלְכֵ֨י הָֽאֱמֹרִ֜י אֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּעֵ֚בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לְסִיחֹ֣ן וּלְע֔וֹג אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶֽחֱרַמְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָֽם: |
| 11And as soon as we heard, our hearts melted, nor did there remain anymore spirit in any man because of you, for the Lord your God He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. |
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יאוַנִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבֵ֔נוּ וְלֹא־קָ֨מָה ע֥וֹד ר֛וּחַ בְּאִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֚וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּֽחַת: |
| nor did there remain (or arise) anymore spirit. And there did not remain anymore spirit, even to lie with a woman. [This was evident to Rahab] because, as the Rabbis said: There was neither prince or ruler who had no relations with Rahab the harlot. She was ten years old when the Israelites departed from Egypt, and she practiced harlotry for forty years. |
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וְלֹא קָמָה עוֹד רוּחַ בְּאִישׁ.
אֲפִילּוּ לִּשְׁכַּב עִם אִשָּׁה, אָמְרוּ: אֵין לְךָ כָּל שַׂר וְנָגִיד שֶׁלֹּא בָּא אֶל רָחָב הַזּוֹנָה, וּבַת עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים הָיְתָה כְּשֶׁיָּצְאוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם, וְזִנְּתָה כָּל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה (זבחים קטז ב).
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| 12And now, I pray, swear to me by the Lord, since I have showed you kindness, that you will also show kindness to my father's house, and give me a true token. |
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יבוְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָ֥א לִי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־עָשִֹ֥יתִי עִמָּכֶ֖ם חָ֑סֶד וַֽעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֜ם עִם־בֵּ֚ית אָבִי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם לִ֖י א֥וֹת אֱמֶֽת: |
| a true token. That you will make, so that when you come and conquer the city, that you will recognize the sign and let me live. |
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אוֹת אֱמֶת.
שֶׁתַּעֲשׂוּ כְּשֶׁתָּבֹאוּ וַתִּכְבְּשׁוּ אֶת הָעִיר, שֶׁתַּכִּירוּ הָאוֹת וְתַחְיוּנִי.
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| 13And you shall preserve alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers and my sisters, and all that they have, and you shall deliver our lives from death. |
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יגוְהַֽחֲיִתֶ֞ם אֶת־אָבִ֣י וְאֶת־אִמִּ֗י וְאֶת־אַחַי֙ וְאֶת־אַחְיוֹתַ֔י (כתיב אַחְוֹתַ֔י) וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם וְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ מִמָּֽוֶת: |
| 14And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you will not tell this our discussion. And it shall be, when the Lord gives us the land, that we will deal with you with kindness and truth. |
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ידוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ לָ֣הּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗ים נַפְשֵׁ֚נוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙ לָמ֔וּת אִ֚ם לֹ֣א תַגִּ֔ידוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֵ֖נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיָ֗ה בְּתֵֽת־יְהֹוָ֥ה לָ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעָשִֹ֥ינוּ עִמָּ֖ךְ חֶ֥סֶד וֶֽאֱמֶֽת: |
| 15And she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was in the town wall and she dwelt in the wall. |
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טווַתּֽוֹרִדֵ֥ם בַּחֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן כִּ֚י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה הִ֥יא יוֹשָֽׁבֶת: |
| And she let them down by a rope through the window. [lit., by] the [rope.] By this very rope and window the sinners would ascend to her. She said: “O Lord of the universe! With these I have sinned. With these forgive me.” |
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וַתּוֹרִדֵם בַּחֶבֶל בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן.
בְּאוֹתוֹ חֶבֶל וְחַלּוֹן הָיוּ הַנּוֹאֲפִים עוֹלִין אֵלֶיהָ. אָמְרָה: רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, בְּאֵלּוּ חָטָאתִי בְּאֵלּוּ תִּמְחוֹל לִי.
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| 16And she said to them, Go to the mountain lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days until the pursuers return, and afterwards you will go your way. |
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טזוַתֹּ֚אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָהָ֣רָה לֵּ֔כוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּע֥וּ בָכֶ֖ם הָֽרֹדְפִ֑ים וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם שָׁ֜מָּה שְׁל֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים עַ֚ד שׁ֣וֹב הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים וְאַחַ֖ר תֵּֽלְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם: |
| until the pursuers return. There sprouted in Rahab an expression of Divine Spirit that they would return at the end of three days. |
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עַד שׁוֹב הָרֹדְפִים.
רָאֲתָה בְּרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁיָּשׁוּבוּ לְסוֹף שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים.
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| 17And the men said to her, we will be blameless of this your oath which you made us swear; |
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יזוַיֹּֽאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֑ים נְקִיִּ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ מִשְּׁבֻֽעָתֵ֥ךְ הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ: |
| We will be blameless. We are making this matter dependent upon you to make this sign. |
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נְקִיִּים אֲנַחְנוּ.
הֲרֵי אָנוּ תּוֹלִין הַדָּבָר בָּךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת הָאוֹת הַזֶּה.
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| 18Behold when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window by which you let us down; and you shall bring your father and your mother, and your brothers and all your father's household home to you. |
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יחהִנֵּ֛ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ בָאִ֖ים בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֶת־תִּקְוַ֡ת חוּט֩ הַשָּׁנִ֨י הַזֶּ֜ה תִּקְשְׁרִ֗י בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֽוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּ ב֔וֹ וְאֶת־אָבִ֨יךְ וְאֶת־אִמֵּ֜ךְ וְאֶת־אַחַ֗יִךְ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךְ תַּֽאַסְפִ֥י אֵלַ֖יִךְ הַבָּֽיְתָה: |
| line of scarlet thread. תקות - an expression of a line (קו) or rope. |
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אֶת תִּקְוַת.
לְשׁוֹן קַו וְחֶבֶל.
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| 19And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of your house outside, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be blameless, and that whosoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be upon our head if any hand be upon him. |
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יטוְהָיָ֡ה כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֩ מִדַּלְתֵ֨י בֵיתֵ֥ךְ הַח֛וּצָה דָּמ֥וֹ בְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַֽאֲנַ֣חְנוּ נְקִיִּ֑ם וְכֹ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְיֶ֚ה אִתָּךְ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת דָּמ֣וֹ בְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אִם־יָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ: |
| his blood shall be upon his head. The guilt of his slaying will be upon his own head, for he will have caused his own death. |
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דָּמוֹ בְרֹאשׁוֹ.
עֲוֹן הֲרִיגָתוֹ עַל רֹאשׁוֹ תְּהֵא, כִּי הוּא יִגְרוֹם מִיתָתוֹ.*
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| his blood shall be upon our head. The guilt of his slaying will be upon us. |
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דָּמוֹ בְרֹאשֵׁנוּ.
עֲוֹן הֲרִיגָתוֹ תְּהֵא עָלֵינוּ.
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| 20And if you tell this our discussion, then we will be blameless of your oath which you have made us swear. |
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כוְאִם־תַּגִּ֖ידִי אֶת־דְּבָרֵ֣נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיִ֣ינוּ נְקִיִּ֔ם מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ: |
| 21And she said, According to 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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כאוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣ם כֶּן־ה֔וּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖ם וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁ֛ר אֶת־תִּקְוַ֥ת הַשָּׁנִ֖י בַּחַלּֽוֹן: |
| 22And they went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but they did not find them. |
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כבוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הָהָ֔רָה וַיֵּ֚שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ שְׁל֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים עַד־שָׁ֖בוּ הָרֹֽדְפִ֑ים וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ הָרֹֽדְפִ֛ים בְּכָל־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ: |
| 23And the two men returned and descended from the mountain, and crossed over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had happened to them. |
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כגוַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּ שְׁנֵ֚י הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ וַיֵּרְד֣וּ מֵֽהָהָ֔ר וַֽיַּעַבְרוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ל֔וֹ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַמֹּֽצְא֖וֹת אוֹתָֽם: |
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וַיַּעַבְרוּ.
אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן.
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| 24And they said to Joshua, -For the Lord has delivered into our hands all the land; and also the inhabitants of the country have melted away because of us. |
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כדוַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה בְּיָדֵ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְגַם־נָמֹ֛גוּ כָּל־יֽשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפָּנֵֽינוּ: |
