Joshua 2:15
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Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
In other translations
Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
Hebrew words
וַתּוֹרִדֵםvatoridemand she let down themH3381בַּחֶבֶלbachevelwith <the> ropeH2256בְּעַדbe'adthroughH1157הַחַלּוֹןhachalonthe windowH2474כִּיkiforH3588בֵיתָהּveitahhouse herH1004בְּקִירbekir[was] in [the] wall ofH7023הַחוֹמָהhachomahthe city wallH2346וּבַחוֹמָהuvachomahand in the city wallH2346הִיאhi'sheH1931יוֹשָׁבֶת׃yoshavet[was] dwellingH3427
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Related verses
- Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
- 2 Corinthians 11:33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
- Joshua 6:20So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
- 1 Samuel 19:12-1712 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.12 So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. 13 Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. 14 When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.” 15 But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”
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