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Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. (KJV)

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וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.Demand she let down them

Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to go down

Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 1

בַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velwith <the> rope

Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: cord

Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 17:5, Joshua 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 2

בְּעַ֣דbe.'Adthrough

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 3

הַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.Lonthe window

Lemma: חַלּוֹן (chal.lon) · Strong's: H2474

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: window

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 8:6, Genesis 26:8, Joshua 2:18, Joshua 2:21, Judges 5:28, 1 Samuel 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2474; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 4

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 5

בֵיתָהּ֙vei.Tahhouse her

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 6

בְּקִ֣ירbe.Kir[was] in [the] wall of

Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: wall

Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 7

הַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe city wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 8

וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.Mahand in the city wall

Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wall

Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 9

הִ֥יאhi'she

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 10

יוֹשָֽׁבֶת\׃yo.Sha.vet[was] dwelling

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Joshua 2:15 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then [Rahab] let them down	→	יָרַד H3381 to go down
by a rope	→	חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord
through	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
the window	→	חַלּוֹן H2474 window
since	→	כִּי H3588A for
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
where she	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
lived	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
was built into the wall	→	קִיר H7023 wall
of the city	→	חוֹמָה H2346G wall

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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