Look,הִנֵּהwhen weאֲנַחְנוּcomeבָאִיםinto the land,בָּאָרֶץyou shall tieתִּקְשְׁרִיthisהַזֶּהcordאֶת תִּקְוַתof scarletהַשָּׁנִיthreadחוּטin the windowבַּחַלּוֹןthrough whichאֲשֶׁר בוֹyou let us down,הוֹרַדְתֵּנוּand you shall gatherתַּאַסְפִיto yourselfאֵלַיִךְinto the houseהַבָּיְתָהyour father,וְאֶת אָבִיךְyour mother,וְאֶת אִמֵּךְyour brothers,וְאֶת אַחַיִךְand allוְאֵת כָּלthe houseבֵּיתof your father.אָבִיךְ
Joshua 2:18
Study it in the app“Look, when we come into the land, you shall tie this cord of scarlet thread in the window through which you let us down, and you shall gather to yourself into the house your father, your mother, your brothers, and all the house of your father.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 2:18, word by word
- comeבָאִיםvaim
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vaim” appears- into the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- you shall tieתִּקְשְׁרִיtikshri
bind
To knot something fast; or be joined to another.
Where else “tikshri” appears- cordתִּקְוַתtikvat
cord
A thin cord of thread, like the scarlet one tied in Rahab's window.
Where else “tikvat” appears- of scarletשָּׁנִיshani
scarlet
Scarlet, crimson; thread dyed that color.
Where else “shani” appears- threadחוּטchut
thread
Thread, cord; a measuring line.
Where else “chut” appears- in the windowחַלּוֹןchalon
window
Window: an opening in a wall.
Where else “chalon” appears- you let us downהוֹרַדְתֵּhoradte
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “horadte” appears- and you shall gatherתַּאַסְפִיtaasfi
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “taasfi” appears- into the houseבָּיְתָbayta
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bayta” appears- your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- your motherאִמֵּime
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ime” appears- your brothersאַחַיִachayi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achayi” appears
The context
17The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath of yours that you have made us swear.
18 · This verse (above)
19And it shall be that anyone who goes out of the doors of your house outside, his blood shall be on his head, and we shall be free; but anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head if a hand is on him.