Joshua 2:21
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And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
In other translations
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559כְּדִבְרֵיכֶםkedivreikhemaccording to words yourH1697כֶּן־ken-[be] soH3651הוּאhu'itH1931וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵםvateshalechemand she sent off themH7971וַיֵּלֵכוּvaiyelekhuand they wentH1980וַתִּקְשֹׁרvatikshorand she boundH7194אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853תִּקְוַתtikvat[the] cord ofH8615הַשָּׁנִיhashanithe scarletH8144בַּחַלּוֹן׃bachalonin the windowH2474
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Related verses
- Joshua 2:18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother and brothers and all your family into your house.
- John 2:5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
- Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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