1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 2:1:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvayishlakhand Joshua sent Joshua 2:1:2 ⧉יִהוֹשֻֽׁעַ־בִּןyehoshua binJoshua son of Joshua 2:1:3 ⧉נ֠וּןnoonNun Joshua 2:1:4 ⧉מִֽן־הַשִּׁטִּ֞יםminhashittimfrom the Shittim Joshua 2:1:5 ⧉שְׁנַֽיִם־אֲנָשִׁ֤יםshenayim anashimtwo men Joshua 2:1:6 ⧉מְרַגְּלִים֙meraglimas spies Joshua 2:1:7 ⧉חֶ֣רֶשׁkhereshsecretly Joshua 2:1:8 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying Joshua 2:1:9 ⧉לְכ֛וּlekhuGo Joshua 2:1:10 ⧉רְא֥וּreusee Joshua 2:1:11 ⧉אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץet haaretzthe land Joshua 2:1:12 ⧉וְאֶת־יְרִיח֑וֹveet yerikhoand Jericho Joshua 2:1:13 ⧉וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvayelekhuAnd they went Joshua 2:1:14 ⧉וַ֠יָּבֹאוּvayavouand they came Joshua 2:1:15 ⧉בֵּית־אִשָּׁ֥הbeit ishathe house of a woman Joshua 2:1:16 ⧉זוֹנָ֛הzonaa prostitute Joshua 2:1:17 ⧉וּשְׁמָ֥הּushmahand her name Joshua 2:1:18 ⧉רָחָ֖בrakhavRahab Joshua 2:1:19 ⧉וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה׃vayishkevoo shamahand they lodged there |
1. Formal Translation And Joshua son of Nun sent two spies from Shittim secretly, saying, “Go, see the land and Jericho.” Then they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, whose name was Rahab. They lay there. |
1. Dynamic Translation Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out secretly from Shittim, telling them, “Go and scout out the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and came to the house of a woman named Rahab, who was a prostitute, and they stayed there. |