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But the womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהtookתִּקַּחthe twoאֶת שְׁנֵיmenהָאֲנָשִׁיםand hid them.וַתִּצְפְּנוֹAnd she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Yes,כֵּןthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםcameבָּאוּto me,אֵלַיbutוְI did notלֹאknowיָדַעְתִּיwhereמֵאַיִןthey were from.הֵמָּה
Joshua 2:4
Study it in the app“But the woman took the two men and hid them. And she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 2:4, word by word
- But the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- tookתִּקַּחtikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “tikach” appears- the twoשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- and hid themתִּצְפְּנtitspn
hide
To put something away in secret, safe.
Where else “titspn” appears- And she saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- cameבָּאוּbau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appears- knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- whereאַיִןayin
where from?
Where from? From what place?
Where else “ayin” appears
The context
3Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who came to you, who entered your house, for to search out all the land they have come.”
4 · This verse (above)
5When the gate was about to be shut at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them.”