Joshua 2:18

“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.”

Joshua 2:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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and you shall gatherתַּאַסְפִיtaasfi

assemble

To bring people together in one place.

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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.

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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.

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