Focused Passage

Joshua 2:8-11

Rahab’s Faith and the Spies’ Covenant Protection

Joshua sends spies into Jericho, Rahab receives them by faith, confesses the LORD’s supremacy, and secures covenant protection for her household before Israel’s coming victory.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof

9and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.

11When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Cross-references

Joshua 2:6Classic cross-references Judges 16:27Classic cross-references

Original words

Beforeטֶ֣רֶםH2962Adverb[the spies]וְהֵ֖מָּהH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plurallay down for the nightיִשְׁכָּב֑וּןH7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun[Rahab]וְהִ֛יאH1931Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singularwent upעָלְתָ֥הH5927Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularonעֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921Preposition | third person masculine plural. . .עַל־H5921Prepositionthe roofהַגָּֽג׃H1406Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Joshua 6:1Classic cross-references Exodus 23:27Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 11:25Classic cross-references Zechariah 8:23Classic cross-references Joshua 6:2Classic cross-references

Original words

and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularto themאֶל־H413Preposition. . .הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582Article | Noun - masculine pluralI knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularthatכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas givenנָתַ֧ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularyouלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralאֶת־אֶת־H853Direct object markerthis landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularand thatוְכִֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe fear of youאֵֽימַתְכֶם֙H367Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluralhas fallenנָפְלָ֤הH5307Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularon usעָלֵ֔ינוּH5921Preposition | first person common pluralso thatוְכִ֥יH3588Conjunctionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֥יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructin the landהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularare melting in fearנָמֹ֛גוּH4127Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralof youמִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃H6440Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

Numbers 21:21Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 2:30Classic cross-references Exodus 14:21Classic cross-references Exodus 15:14Classic cross-references Exodus 18:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Forכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionwe have heardשָׁמַ֗עְנוּH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural-אֵ֠תH853Direct object markerhowאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֜הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerdried upהוֹבִ֨ישׁH3001Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe watersמֵ֤יH4325Noun - masculine plural constructof the Redסוּף֙H5488Noun - masculine singularSeaיַם־H3220Noun - masculine singular constructbefore youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֔םH6440Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralwhen you came outבְּצֵאתְכֶ֖םH3318Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine pluralof Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםH4714Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularand whatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativeyou didעֲשִׂיתֶ֡םH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralto Sihonלְסִיחֹ֣ןH5511Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Ogוּלְע֔וֹגH5747Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativethe twoלִשְׁנֵי֩H8147Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual constructkingsמַלְכֵ֨יH4428Noun - masculine plural constructof the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יH567Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularacrossבְּעֵ֤בֶרH5676Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙H3383Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhomאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativeyou devoted to destructionהֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖םH2763Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural-אוֹתָֽם׃H853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Or the Sea of Reeds
Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.

Verse 11

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 4:39Classic cross-references Joshua 5:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 13:7Classic cross-references Joshua 7:5Classic cross-references Psalms 119:28Classic cross-references

Original words

When we heard thisוַנִּשְׁמַע֙H8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common pluralour heartsלְבָבֵ֔נוּH3824Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralmeltedוַיִּמַּ֣סH4549Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand everyone’sבְּאִ֖ישׁH376Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularcourageר֛וּחַH7307Noun - common singularfailedוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .קָ֨מָהH6965Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular. . .ע֥וֹדH5750Adverbbecause of youמִפְּנֵיכֶ֑םH6440Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralforכִּ֚יH3588Conjunctionthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural. . .ה֤וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis Godאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralin the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםH8064Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralaboveמִמַּ֔עַלH4605Preposition-m | Adverband onוְעַל־H5921Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe earthהָאָ֖רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularbelowמִתָּֽחַת׃H8478Preposition-m

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