Joshua 2:18
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.
BSB
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ASV
Behold, 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 gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household.
KJV
Behold, 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.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֛ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אֲנַ֥חְנוּ | 'a.Nach.nu | we | H587 → |
| בָאִ֖ים | va.'Im | [are] about to come | H935 → |
| בָּאָ֑רֶץ | ba.'A.retz | in the land | H776 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| תִּקְוַ֡ת | tik.Vat | [the] cord of | H8615 → |
| חוּט֩ | chut | [the] thread of | H2339 → |
| הַשָּׁנִ֨י | ha.sha.Ni | the scarlet | H8144 → |
| הַזֶּ֜ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| תִּקְשְׁרִ֗י | tik.she.Ri | you will bind | H7194 → |
| בַּֽחַלּוֹן֙ | ba.cha.lOn | in the window | H2474 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| הוֹרַדְתֵּ֣נוּ | ho.rad.Te.nu | you let down us | H3381 → |
| ב֔וֹ | vo | in <the> it | |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| אָבִ֨יךְ | 'a.Vikh | father your | H1 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| אִמֵּ֜ךְ | 'i.Mekh | mother your | H517 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| אַחַ֗יִךְ | 'a.Cha.yikh | brothers your | H251 → |
| וְאֵת֙ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] household of | H1004 → |
| אָבִ֔יךְ | 'a.Vikh | father your | H1 → |
| תַּאַסְפִ֥י | ta.'as.Fi | you will gather | H622 → |
| אֵלַ֖יִךְ | 'e.La.yikh | to you | H413 → |
| הַבָּֽיְתָה׃ | ha.Ba.ye.tah | the house towards | H1004 → |
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