Westminster Leningrad Codex with Strong’s numbers

1 וַיִּשְׁלַחH7971 יְהוֹשֻׁעַH3091 בִּןH1121 נוּןH5126 מִֽןH4480 הַשִּׁטִּיםH7851 שְׁנַֽיִםH8147 אֲנָשִׁיםH376 מְרַגְּלִיםH7270 חֶרֶשׁH2791 לֵאמֹרH559 לְכוּH1980 רְאוּH7200 אֶתH853 הָאָרֶץH776 וְאֶתH853 יְרִיחוֹH3405 וַיֵּלְכוּH1980 וַיָּבֹאוּH935 בֵּיתH1004 אִשָּׁהH802 זוֹנָהH2181 וּשְׁמָהּH8034 רָחָבH7343 וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּH7901 שָֽׁמָּהH8033

2 וַיֵּאָמַרH559 לְמֶלֶךְH4428 יְרִיחוֹH3405 לֵאמֹרH559 הִנֵּהH2009 אֲנָשִׁיםH582 בָּאוּH935 הֵנָּהH2008 הַלַּיְלָהH3915 מִבְּנֵיH1121 יִשְׂרָאֵלH3478 לַחְפֹּרH2658 אֶתH853 הָאָֽרֶץH776

3 וַיִּשְׁלַחH7971 מֶלֶךְH4428 יְרִיחוֹH3405 אֶלH413 רָחָבH7343 לֵאמֹרH559 הוֹצִיאִיH3318 הָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 הַבָּאִיםH935 אֵלַיִךְH413 אֲשֶׁרH834 בָּאוּH935 לְבֵיתֵךְH1004 כִּיH3588 לַחְפֹּרH2658 אֶתH853 כָּלH3605 הָאָרֶץH776 בָּֽאוּH935

4 וַתִּקַּחH3947 הָֽאִשָּׁהH802 אֶתH853 שְׁנֵיH8147 הָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 וַֽתִּצְפְּנוֹH6845 וַתֹּאמֶרH559 כֵּןH3651 בָּאוּH935 אֵלַיH413 הָֽאֲנָשִׁיםH376 וְלֹאH3808 יָדַעְתִּיH3045 מֵאַיִןH370 הֵֽמָּהH1992

5 וַיְהִיH1961 הַשַּׁעַרH8179 לִסְגּוֹרH5462 בַּחֹשֶׁךְH2822 וְהָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 יָצָאוּH3318 לֹאH3808 יָדַעְתִּיH3045 אָנָהH575 הָלְכוּH1980 הָֽאֲנָשִׁיםH376 רִדְפוּH7291 מַהֵרH4118 אַחֲרֵיהֶםH310 כִּיH3588 תַשִּׂיגֽוּםH5381

6 וְהִיאH1931 הֶעֱלָתַםH5927 הַגָּגָהH1406 וַֽתִּטְמְנֵםH2934 בְּפִשְׁתֵּיH6593 הָעֵץH6086 הָעֲרֻכוֹתH6186 לָהּH0 עַלH5921 הַגָּֽגH1406

7 וְהָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 רָדְפוּH7291 אַֽחֲרֵיהֶםH310 דֶּרֶךְH1870 הַיַּרְדֵּןH3383 עַלH5921 הַֽמַּעְבְּרוֹתH4569 וְהַשַּׁעַרH8179 סָגָרוּH5462 אַחֲרֵיH310 כַּאֲשֶׁרH834 יָצְאוּH3318 הָרֹדְפִיםH7291 אַחֲרֵיהֶֽםH310

8 וְהֵמָּהH1992 טֶרֶםH2962 יִשְׁכָּבוּןH7901 וְהִיאH1931 עָלְתָהH5927 עֲלֵיהֶםH5921 עַלH5921 הַגָּֽגH1406

9 וַתֹּאמֶרH559 אֶלH413 הָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 יָדַעְתִּיH3045 כִּֽיH3588 נָתַןH5414 יְהוָהH3068 לָכֶםH0 אֶתH853 הָאָרֶץH776 וְכִֽיH3588 נָפְלָהH5307 אֵֽימַתְכֶםH367 עָלֵינוּH5921 וְכִיH3588 נָמֹגוּH4127 כָּלH3605 יֹשְׁבֵיH3427 הָאָרֶץH776 מִפְּנֵיכֶֽםH6440

10 כִּיH3588 שָׁמַעְנוּH8085 אֵתH853 אֲשֶׁרH834 הוֹבִישׁH3001 יְהוָהH3068 אֶתH853 מֵיH4325 יַםH3220 סוּףH5488 מִפְּנֵיכֶםH6440 בְּצֵאתְכֶםH3318 מִמִּצְרָיִםH4714 וַאֲשֶׁרH834 עֲשִׂיתֶםH6213 לִשְׁנֵיH8147 מַלְכֵיH4428 הָאֱמֹרִיH567 אֲשֶׁרH834 בְּעֵבֶרH5676 הַיַּרְדֵּןH3383 לְסִיחֹןH5511 וּלְעוֹגH5747 אֲשֶׁרH834 הֶחֱרַמְתֶּםH2763 אוֹתָֽםH853

11 וַנִּשְׁמַעH8085 וַיִּמַּסH4549 לְבָבֵנוּH3824 וְלֹאH3808 קָמָהH6965 עוֹדH5750 רוּחַH7307 בְּאִישׁH376 מִפְּנֵיכֶםH6440 כִּיH3588 יְהוָהH3068 אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶםH430 הוּאH1931 אֱלֹהִיםH430 בַּשָּׁמַיִםH8064 מִמַּעַלH4605 וְעַלH5921 הָאָרֶץH776 מִתָּֽחַתH8478

12 וְעַתָּהH6258 הִשָּֽׁבְעוּH7650 נָאH4994 לִיH0 בַּֽיהוָהH3068 כִּיH3588 עָשִׂיתִיH6213 עִמָּכֶםH5973 חָסֶדH2617 וַעֲשִׂיתֶםH6213 גַּםH1571 אַתֶּםH859 עִםH5973 בֵּיתH1004 אָבִיH1 חֶסֶדH2617 וּנְתַתֶּםH5414 לִיH0 אוֹתH226 אֱמֶֽתH571

13 וְהַחֲיִתֶםH2421 אֶתH853 אָבִיH1 וְאֶתH853 אִמִּיH517 וְאֶתH853 אַחַיH251 וְאֶתH853 אחותיH269 אַחְיוֹתַיH269 וְאֵתH853 כָּלH3605 אֲשֶׁרH834 לָהֶםH0 וְהִצַּלְתֶּםH5337 אֶתH853 נַפְשֹׁתֵינוּH5315 מִמָּֽוֶתH4194

14 וַיֹּאמְרוּH559 לָהּH0 הָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 נַפְשֵׁנוּH5315 תַחְתֵּיכֶםH8478 לָמוּתH4191 אִםH518 לֹאH3808 תַגִּידוּH5046 אֶתH853 דְּבָרֵנוּH1697 זֶהH2088 וְהָיָהH1961 בְּתֵתH5414 יְהוָהH3068 לָנוּH0 אֶתH853 הָאָרֶץH776 וְעָשִׂינוּH6213 עִמָּךְH5973 חֶסֶדH2617 וֶאֱמֶֽתH571

15 וַתּוֹרִדֵםH3381 בַּחֶבֶלH2256 בְּעַדH1157 הַֽחַלּוֹןH2474 כִּיH3588 בֵיתָהּH1004 בְּקִירH7023 הַֽחוֹמָהH2346 וּבַֽחוֹמָהH2346 הִיאH1931 יוֹשָֽׁבֶתH3427

16 וַתֹּאמֶרH559 לָהֶםH0 הָהָרָהH2022 לֵּכוּH1980 פֶּֽןH6435 יִפְגְּעוּH6293 בָכֶםH0 הָרֹדְפִיםH7291 וְנַחְבֵּתֶםH2247 שָׁמָּהH8033 שְׁלֹשֶׁתH7969 יָמִיםH3117 עַדH5704 שׁוֹבH7725 הָרֹֽדְפִיםH7291 וְאַחַרH310 תֵּלְכוּH1980 לְדַרְכְּכֶֽםH1870

17 וַיֹּאמְרוּH559 אֵלֶיהָH413 הָאֲנָשִׁיםH376 נְקִיִּםH5355 אֲנַחְנוּH587 מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵךְH7621 הַזֶּהH2088 אֲשֶׁרH834 הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּH7650

18 הִנֵּהH2009 אֲנַחְנוּH587 בָאִיםH935 בָּאָרֶץH776 אֶתH853 תִּקְוַתH8615 חוּטH2339 הַשָּׁנִיH8144 הַזֶּהH2088 תִּקְשְׁרִיH7194 בַּֽחַלּוֹןH2474 אֲשֶׁרH834 הוֹרַדְתֵּנוּH3381 בוֹH0 וְאֶתH853 אָבִיךְH1 וְאֶתH853 אִמֵּךְH517 וְאֶתH853 אַחַיִךְH251 וְאֵתH853 כָּלH3605 בֵּיתH1004 אָבִיךְH1 תַּאַסְפִיH622 אֵלַיִךְH413 הַבָּֽיְתָהH1004

19 וְהָיָהH1961 כֹּלH3605 אֲשֶׁרH834 יֵצֵאH3318 מִדַּלְתֵיH1817 בֵיתֵךְH1004 הַחוּצָהH2351 דָּמוֹH1818 בְרֹאשׁוֹH7218 וַאֲנַחְנוּH587 נְקִיִּםH5355 וְכֹלH3605 אֲשֶׁרH834 יִֽהְיֶהH1961 אִתָּךְH854 בַּבַּיִתH1004 דָּמוֹH1818 בְרֹאשֵׁנוּH7218 אִםH518 יָדH3027 תִּֽהְיֶהH1961 בּֽוֹH0

20 וְאִםH518 תַּגִּידִיH5046 אֶתH853 דְּבָרֵנוּH1697 זֶהH2088 וְהָיִינוּH1961 נְקִיִּםH5355 מִשְּׁבֻעָתֵךְH7621 אֲשֶׁרH834 הִשְׁבַּעְתָּֽנוּH7650

21 וַתֹּאמֶרH559 כְּדִבְרֵיכֶםH1697 כֶּןH3651 הוּאH1931 וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵםH7971 וַיֵּלֵכוּH1980 וַתִּקְשֹׁרH7194 אֶתH853 תִּקְוַתH8615 הַשָּׁנִיH8144 בַּחַלּֽוֹןH2474

22 וַיֵּלְכוּH1980 וַיָּבֹאוּH935 הָהָרָהH2022 וַיֵּשְׁבוּH3427 שָׁםH8033 שְׁלֹשֶׁתH7969 יָמִיםH3117 עַדH5704 שָׁבוּH7725 הָרֹדְפִיםH7291 וַיְבַקְשׁוּH1245 הָרֹדְפִיםH7291 בְּכָלH3605 הַדֶּרֶךְH1870 וְלֹאH3808 מָצָֽאוּH4672

23 וַיָּשֻׁבוּH7725 שְׁנֵיH8147 הָֽאֲנָשִׁיםH376 וַיֵּרְדוּH3381 מֵֽהָהָרH2022 וַיַּעַבְרוּH5674 וַיָּבֹאוּH935 אֶלH413 יְהוֹשֻׁעַH3091 בִּןH1121 נוּןH5126 וַיְסַפְּרוּH5608 לוֹH0 אֵתH853 כָּלH3605 הַמֹּצְאוֹתH4672 אוֹתָֽםH854

24 וַיֹּאמְרוּH559 אֶלH413 יְהוֹשֻׁעַH3091 כִּֽיH3588 נָתַןH5414 יְהוָהH3068 בְּיָדֵנוּH3027 אֶתH853 כָּלH3605 הָאָרֶץH776 וְגַםH1571 נָמֹגוּH4127 כָּלH3605 יֹשְׁבֵיH3427 הָאָרֶץH776 מִפָּנֵֽינוּH6440

Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary
 1   RAHAB RECEIVES AND CONCEALS THE TWO SPIES. (Josh 2:1-Josh 2:7)
Joshua . . . sent . . . two men to spy secretly--Faith is manifested by an active, persevering use of means (Jas 2:22); and accordingly Joshua, while confident in the accomplishment of the divine promise (Josh 1:3), adopted every precaution which a skilful general could think of to render his first attempt in the invasion of Canaan successful. Two spies were despatched to reconnoitre the country, particularly in the neighborhood of Jericho; for in the prospect of investing that place, it was desirable to obtain full information as to its site, its approaches, the character, and resources of its inhabitants. This mission required the strictest privacy, and it seems to have been studiously concealed from the knowledge of the Israelites themselves, test any unfavorable or exaggerated report, publicly circulated, might have dispirited the people, as that of the spies did in the days of Moses.
Jericho--Some derive this name from a word signifying "new moon," in reference to the crescent-like plain in which it stood, formed by an amphitheater of hills; others from a word signifying "its scent," on account of the fragrance of the balsam and palm trees in which it was embosomed. Its site was long supposed to be represented by the small mud-walled hamlet Er-Riha; but recent researches have fixed on a spot about half an hour's journey westward, where large ruins exist about six or eight miles distant from the Jordan. It was for that age a strongly fortified town, the key of the eastern pass through the deep ravine, now called Wady-Kelt, into the interior of Palestine.
they . . . came into an harlot's house--Many expositors, desirous of removing the stigma of this name from an ancestress of the Saviour (Matt 1:5), have called her a hostess or tavern keeper. But Scriptural usage (Lev 21:7-Lev 21:14; Deut 23:18; Judg 11:1; 1Kgs 3:16), the authority of the Septuagint, followed by the apostles (Heb 11:31; Jas 2:25), and the immemorial style of Eastern khans, which are never kept by women, establish the propriety of the term employed in our version. Her house was probably recommended to the spies by the convenience of its situation, without any knowledge of the character of the inmates. But a divine influence directed them in the choice of that lodging-place.

 2   it was told the king--by the sentinels who at such a time of threatened invasion would be posted on the eastern frontier and whose duty required them to make a strict report to headquarters of the arrival of all strangers.

 4   the woman took the two men, and hid them--literally, "him," that is, each of them in separate places, of course previous to the appearance of the royal messengers and in anticipation of a speedy search after her guests. According to Eastern manners, which pay an almost superstitious respect to a woman's apartment, the royal messengers did not demand admittance to search but asked her to bring the foreigners out.

 5   the time of shutting of the gates--The gates of all Oriental cities are closed at sunset, after which there is no possibility either of admission or egress.
the men went out--This was a palpable deception. But, as lying is a common vice among heathen people, Rahab was probably unconscious of its moral guilt, especially as she resorted to it as a means for screening her guests; and she might deem herself bound to do it by the laws of Eastern hospitality, which make it a point of honor to preserve the greatest enemy, if he has once eaten one's salt. Judged by the divine law, her answer was a sinful expedient; but her infirmity being united with faith, she was graciously pardoned and her service accepted (Jas 2:25).

 6   she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax--Flax, with other vegetable productions, is at a certain season spread out on the flat roofs of Eastern houses to be dried in the sun; and, after lying awhile, it is piled up in numerous little stacks, which, from the luxuriant growth of the flax, rise to a height of three or four feet. Behind some of these stacks Rahab concealed the spies.

 7   the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords--That river is crossed at several well-known fords. The first and second immediately below the sea of Galilee; the third and fourth immediately above and below the pilgrims' bathing-place, opposite Jericho.
as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate--This precaution was to ensure the capture of the spies, should they have been lurking in the city.

 8   THE COVENANT BETWEEN HER AND THEM. (Josh 2:8-Josh 2:21)
she came up unto them upon the roof and said--Rahab's dialogue is full of interest, as showing the universal panic and consternation of the Canaanites on the one hand (Josh 24:11; Deut 2:25), and her strong convictions on the other, founded on a knowledge of the divine promise, and the stupendous miracles that had opened the way of the Israelites to the confines of the promised land. She was convinced of the supremacy of Jehovah, and her earnest stipulations for the preservation of her relatives amid the perils of the approaching invasion, attest the sincerity and strength of her faith.

 14   the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business--This was a solemn pledge--a virtual oath, though the name of God is not mentioned; and the words were added, not as a condition of their fidelity, but as necessary for her safety, which might be endangered if the private agreement was divulged.

 15   her house was upon the town wall--In many Oriental cities houses are built on the walls with overhanging windows; in others the town wall forms the back wall of the house, so that the window opens into the country. Rahab's was probably of this latter description, and the cord or rope sufficiently strong to bear the weight of a man.

 16   she said--rather "she had said," for what follows must have been part of the previous conversation.
Get you to the mountain--A range of white limestone hills extends on the north, called Quarantania (now Jebel Karantu), rising to a height of from twelve hundred to fifteen hundred feet, and the sides of which are perforated with caves. Some one peak adjoining was familiarly known to the inhabitants as "the mountain." The prudence and propriety of the advice to flee in that direction rather than to the ford, were made apparent by the sequel.

 21   she bound the scarlet line in the window--probably soon after the departure of the spies. It was not formed, as some suppose, into network, as a lattice, but simply to hang down the wall. Its red color made it conspicuous, and it was thus a sign and pledge of safety to Rahab's house, as the bloody mark on the lintels of the houses of the Israelites in Egypt to that people.