Joshua 2:14
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And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
In other translations
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed. “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לָהּlahto <the> herהָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582נַפְשֵׁנוּnafshenulife ourH5315תַחְתֵּיכֶםtachteikhemfor youH8478לָמוּתlamutto dieH4191אִם'imifH518לֹאlo'notH3808תַגִּידוּtagiduyou will tellH5046אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּבָרֵנוּdevarenubusiness ourH1697זֶהzehthisH2088וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961בְּתֵת־betet-when givesH5414יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לָנוּlanuto <the> usאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וְעָשִׂינוּve'asinuand we will doH6213עִמָּךְ'imakhwith youH5973חֶסֶדchesedloyaltyH2617וֶאֱמֶת׃ve'emetand faithfulnessH571
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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