## Joshua Chapter 2

###### Joshua 2:1
[Joshua 2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:1)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ־בִּן־נ֠וּן מִֽן־הַשִּׁטִּ֞ים שְׁנַֽיִם־אֲנָשִׁ֤ים מְרַגְּלִים֙ חֶ֣רֶשׁ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְכ֛וּ רְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאֶת־יְרִיח֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ וַ֠יָּבֹ֠אוּ בֵּית־אִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֛ה וּשְׁמָ֥הּ רָחָ֖ב וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Yehoshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, and Yeriĥo. And they went, and came to the house of a harlot named Raĥav, and lodged there.


###### Joshua 2:2
[Joshua 2:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:2)

וַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה אֲ֠נָשִׁ֠ים בָּ֣אוּ הֵ֧נָּה הַלַּ֛יְלָה מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it was told the king of Yeriĥo, saying, Behold, there came men in here tonight of the children of Yisra᾽el to search out the country.


###### Joshua 2:3
[Joshua 2:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:3)

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְרִיח֔וֹ אֶל־רָחָ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר ה֠וֹצִ֠יאִי הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הַבָּאִ֤ים אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ כִּ֛י לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּֽאוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the king of Yeriĥo sent to Raĥav, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, who are entered into thy house: for they are come to search out all the country.


###### Joshua 2:4
[Joshua 2:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:4)

וַתִּקַּ֧ח הָאִשָּׁ֛ה אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר**׀** כֵּ֗ן בָּ֤אוּ אֵלַי֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי מֵאַ֥יִן הֵֽמָּה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I know not from where they were:


###### Joshua 2:5
[Joshua 2:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:5)

וַיְהִ֨י הַשַּׁ֜עַר לִסְגּ֗וֹר בַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים יָצָ֔אוּ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אָ֥נָה הָלְכ֖וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים רִדְפ֥וּ מַהֵ֛ר אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם כִּ֥י תַשִּׂיגֽוּם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and it came to pass about the time of 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 you shall overtake them.


###### Joshua 2:6
[Joshua 2:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:6)

וְהִ֖יא הֶעֱלָ֣תַם הַגָּ֑גָה וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙ בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ הָעֲרֻכ֥וֹת לָ֖הּ עַל־הַגָּֽג׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them in the stalks of flax, which she had arranged on the roof.


###### Joshua 2:7
[Joshua 2:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:7)

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים רָדְפ֤וּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ אַחֲרֵ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָצְא֥וּ הָרֹדְפִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the men pursued after them the way to the Yarden over the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.


###### Joshua 2:8
[Joshua 2:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:8)

וְהֵ֖מָּה טֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁכָּב֑וּן וְהִ֛יא עָלְתָ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־הַגָּֽג׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And before they were laid down, she came up to them upon the roof;


###### Joshua 2:9
[Joshua 2:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:9)

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכִֽי־נָפְלָ֤ה אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְכִ֥י נָמֹ֛גוּ כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and 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 melt away because of you.


###### Joshua 2:10
[Joshua 2:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:10)

כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִ֨ישׁ יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־מֵ֤י יַם־סוּף֙ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם בְּצֵאתְכֶ֖ם מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם לִשְׁנֵי֩ מַלְכֵ֨י הָאֱמֹרִ֜י אֲשֶׁ֨ר בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ לְסִיחֹ֣ן וּלְע֔וֹג אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Sea of Suf before you, when you came out of Miżrayim; and what you did to the two kings of the Emori, that were on the far side of the Yarden, Siĥon and ῾Og, whom you utterly destroyed.


###### Joshua 2:11
[Joshua 2:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:11)

וַנִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבֵ֔נוּ וְלֹא־קָ֨מָה ע֥וֹד ר֛וּחַ בְּאִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּֽחַת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.


###### Joshua 2:12
[Joshua 2:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:12)

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָ֥א לִי֙ בַּֽיהֹוָ֔ה כִּֽי־עָשִׂ֥יתִי עִמָּכֶ֖ם חָ֑סֶד וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֨ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֜ם עִם־בֵּ֤ית אָבִי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וּנְתַתֶּ֥ם לִ֖י א֥וֹת אֱמֶֽת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now therefore, I pray you, swear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness to my father’s house, and give me a true token:


###### Joshua 2:13
[Joshua 2:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:13)

וְהַחֲיִתֶ֞ם אֶת־אָבִ֣י וְאֶת־אִמִּ֗י וְאֶת־אַחַי֙ וְאֶת־[אַחְיוֹתַ֔י] (אחותי) וְאֵ֖ת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם וְהִצַּלְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵ֖ינוּ מִמָּֽוֶת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and that you will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.


###### Joshua 2:14
[Joshua 2:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:14)

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ לָ֣הּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים נַפְשֵׁ֤נוּ תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙ לָמ֔וּת אִ֚ם לֹ֣א תַגִּ֔ידוּ אֶת־דְּבָרֵ֖נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיָ֗ה בְּתֵת־יְהֹוָ֥ה לָ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ עִמָּ֖ךְ חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if only you do not tell of this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.


###### Joshua 2:15
[Joshua 2:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:15)

וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥ם בַּחֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן כִּ֤י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַחוֹמָ֔ה וּבַחוֹמָ֖ה הִ֥יא יוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then she let them down by a rope through the window: for her house was on the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.


###### Joshua 2:16
[Joshua 2:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:16)

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָהָ֣רָה לֵּ֔כוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּע֥וּ בָכֶ֖ם הָרֹֽדְפִ֑ים וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם שָׁ֜מָּה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים עַ֚ד שׁ֣וֹב הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים וְאַחַ֖ר תֵּלְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And she said to them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned: and afterwards you may go your way.


###### Joshua 2:17
[Joshua 2:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:17)

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יהָ הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים נְקִיִּ֣ם אֲנַ֔חְנוּ מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֥ךְ הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the men said to her, We will be blameless of this thy oath which thou hast made us swear.


###### Joshua 2:18
[Joshua 2:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:18)

הִנֵּ֛ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ בָאִ֖ים בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֶת־תִּקְוַ֡ת חוּט֩ הַשָּׁנִ֨י הַזֶּ֜ה תִּקְשְׁרִ֗י בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּ ב֔וֹ וְאֶת־אָבִ֨יךְ וְאֶת־אִמֵּ֜ךְ וְאֶת־אַחַ֗יִךְ וְאֵת֙ כׇּל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךְ תַּאַסְפִ֥י אֵלַ֖יִךְ הַבָּֽיְתָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this cord of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brothers, and all thy father’s household, unto thee to the house.


###### Joshua 2:19
[Joshua 2:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:19)

וְהָיָ֡ה כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֩ מִדַּלְתֵ֨י בֵיתֵ֧ךְ׀הַח֛וּצָה דָּמ֥וֹ בְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ נְקִיִּ֑ם וְ֠כֹ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽהְיֶ֤ה אִתָּךְ֙ בַּבַּ֔יִת דָּמ֣וֹ בְרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ אִם־יָ֖ד תִּֽהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And it shall be, that whoever 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 whoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.


###### Joshua 2:20
[Joshua 2:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:20)

וְאִם־תַּגִּ֖ידִי אֶת־דְּבָרֵ֣נוּ זֶ֑ה וְהָיִ֣ינוּ נְקִיִּ֔ם מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And if thou tell of this our business, then we will be quit of thy oath which thou hast made us to swear.


###### Joshua 2:21
[Joshua 2:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:21)

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣ם כֶּן־ה֔וּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖ם וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁ֛ר אֶת־תִּקְוַ֥ת הַשָּׁנִ֖י בַּחַלּֽוֹן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet cord in the window.


###### Joshua 2:22
[Joshua 2:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:22)

וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הָהָ֔רָה וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ שָׁם֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֔ים עַד־שָׁ֖בוּ הָרֹֽדְפִ֑ים וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ הָרֹדְפִ֛ים בְּכׇל־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they went, and came to the mountain, and remained there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.


###### Joshua 2:23
[Joshua 2:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:23)

וַיָּשֻׁ֜בוּ שְׁנֵ֤י הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ וַיֵּרְד֣וּ מֵֽהָהָ֔ר וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בִּן־נ֑וּן וַ֨יְסַפְּרוּ־ל֔וֹ אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַמֹּצְא֖וֹת אוֹתָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Yehoshua the son of Nun, and told him all the things that had befallen them:


###### Joshua 2:24
[Joshua 2:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Joshua/r/2:24)

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהֹוָ֛ה בְּיָדֵ֖נוּ אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְגַם־נָמֹ֛גוּ כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפָּנֵֽינוּ׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and they said to Yehoshua, Truly the Lord has delivered all the land into our hands; and moreover all the inhabitants of the country do melt away because of us.