Joshua 2:21
“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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | va.To.mer | and she said | H559 → |
| כְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֣ם | ke.div.rei.Khem | according to words your | H1697 → |
| כֶּן־ | ken- | [be] so | H3651 → |
| ה֔וּא | Hu' | it | H1931 → |
| וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵ֖ם | va.te.sha.le.Chem | and she sent off them | H7971 → |
| וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ | vai.ye.Le.khu | and they went | H1980 → |
| וַתִּקְשֹׁ֛ר | va.tik.Shor | and she bound | H7194 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| תִּקְוַ֥ת | tik.Vat | [the] cord of | H8615 → |
| הַשָּׁנִ֖י | ha.sha.Ni | the scarlet | H8144 → |
| בַּחַלּֽוֹן׃ | ba.cha.Lon | in the window | H2474 → |
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