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And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.Lachand he sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 1
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 2
יְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoJericho
Lemma: יְרִיחוֹ (ye.ri.cho) · Strong's: H3405G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jericho
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3405G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 3
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 4
רָחָ֖בra.ChavRahab
Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7343
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Rahab
Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 2:1, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:23, Joshua 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7343; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 5
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 6
ה֠וֹצִיאִיHo.tzi.'ibring out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 7
הָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.Shimthe men
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 8
הַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'Imwho came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 9
אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhto you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 10
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 11
בָּ֣אוּBa.'uthey came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 12
לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.Tekhto house your
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 2:3 word 13
כִּ֛יkifor
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 2:3 word 14
לַחְפֹּ֥רlach.Porto spy out
Lemma: חָפַר (cha.phar) · Strong's: H2658
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to search
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 21:30, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 26:19, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2658; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 15
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 16
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 17
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 18
בָּֽאוּ\׃Ba.'uthey have come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Joshua 2:3 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Jericho | → | יְרִיחוֹ H3405G Jericho |
| sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Rahab | → | רָחָב H7343 Rahab |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Bring out | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| who came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| you | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| and entered | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| your house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they have come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to spy out | → | חָפַר H2658 to search |
| the whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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