JOS 2:21 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וַ,תֹּאמֶר
2. 144379,144380
3. And she/it said
4. it say ≈responded Then and
5. 559
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
7. and=she/it_said
8. S
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99866
1. כְּ,דִבְרֵי,כֶם
2. 144381,144382,144383
3. according to of your(pl) words/messages
4. -
5. 1697
6. S-R,Ncmpc,Sp2mp
7. according,to_of,your(pl)_words
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99867
1. כֶּן
2. 144384
3. +be so
4. be
6. P-D
7. [be]_so
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99868
2. 144385
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 99869
1. הוּא
2. 144386
3. it
4. -
5. 1931
6. S-Pp3ms
7. it
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99870
1. וַֽ,תְּשַׁלְּחֵ,ם
2. 144387,144388,144389
3. and she sent them off
4. @Rahab sent them off
5. 7971
6. VO-C,Vpw3fs,Sp3mp
7. and,she,sent_them_off
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99871
1. וַ,יֵּלֵכוּ
2. 144390,144391
3. and they went
4. gone
5. 3212
6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
7. and,they_went
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99872
1. וַ,תִּקְשֹׁר
2. 144392,144393
3. and she bound
4. she tied
5. 7194
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
7. and,she_bound
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99873
1. אֶת
2. 144394
3. DOM
4. “≈Sure
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99874
2. 144395
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 99875
1. תִּקְוַת
2. 144396
3. the cord of
4. the cord
6. O-Ncfsc
7. the_cord_of
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99876
1. הַ,שָּׁנִי
2. 144397,144398
3. the scarlet
4. -
5. 8144
6. O-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_scarlet
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99877
1. בַּ,חַלּוֹן
2. 144399,144400
3. in window
4. in window
5. 2474
6. S-Rd,Ncbsa
7. in,window
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99878
2. 144401
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 99879

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–24 Joshua sent men to explore Jericho secretly

Joshua sent two men to look at Jericho, a town in the land of Canaan. A woman of Jericho called Rahab hid the two men so that the king’s soldiers could not find them. She did this because she believed that Yahweh would help the Israelites conquer their land. The men promised Rahab that if she did not betray them, they would rescue her and her family when the Israelites conquered the town. Rahab helped the men escape from Jericho and they hid in the hills for three days. When the soldiers of Jericho stopped looking for them, they returned to Joshua.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The spies went to Jericho

The spies and Rahab

Rahab helped the spies

Paragraph 2:15–21

Rahab helped the spies escape. Before they left, they explained what she must do so that they can save her and her family.

2:21a

“Let it be as you say,”

“I agree to do everything that you^(dual) have said,”
“I will do what you say,”

The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB leaves untranslated but many English versions translate as “and” introduces the next event in the story.

Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

Then

Let it be as you say: The clause Let it be as you say indicates that Rahab agreed to do what the men told her.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

I agree to what you have said

I will do as you have said

2:21b

she replied,

Rahab said.
Rahab answered them.

2:21c

and she sent them away. And when they had gone,

After that, she sent them^(dual) on their way, and they left her house.
Then she said goodbye to them and they went down the rope and left.

and: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as and indicates the next event in the story line.

she sent them away: The clause she sent them away indicates that Rahab told the men to go.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

she said goodbye to them

she took leave of them

And when they had gone: The clause they had gone indicates that the men left.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

After that she told them to go on their way, and they left

Then she said goodbye to them and they went down the rope and left

2:21d

she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

Then she tied the red rope in the window.
After they left, Rahab tied the red rope to the window.

The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB leaves untranslated indicates the next event in the story.

she tied the scarlet cord in the window: This states that Rahab tied the red rope in the window after the two men left.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then she tied the red rope in the window

When they had gone, she tied the red rope to the window

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כְּ⁠דִבְרֵי⁠כֶ֣ם כֶּן־ה֔וּא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said according,to_of,your(pl)_words so he/it and,she,sent_them_off and,they_went and,she_bound DOM cord_of of,the_scarlet in,window )

This expression indicates that Rahab agreed to the men’s terms of the oath. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I agree with these conditions]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כְּ⁠דִבְרֵי⁠כֶ֣ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said according,to_of,your(pl)_words so he/it and,she,sent_them_off and,they_went and,she_bound DOM cord_of of,the_scarlet in,window )

Rahab is using the term words by association to mean what the spies said by using words. Alternate translation: [According to what you have said]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. And she/it said
2. it say ≈responded Then and
3. 1987,683
5. 144379,144380
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. S
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99866
1. according to of your(pl) words/messages
2. -
3. 3418,1726,1978
5. 144381,144382,144383
6. S-R,Ncmpc,Sp2mp
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99867
1. +be so
2. be
3. 3529
5. 144384
6. P-D
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99868
1. it
2. -
3. 1978
5. 144386
6. S-Pp3ms
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99870
1. and she sent them off
2. @Rahab sent them off
3. 1987,7819,1978
5. 144387,144388,144389
6. VO-C,Vpw3fs,Sp3mp
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99871
1. and they went
2. gone
3. 1987,1984
5. 144390,144391
6. SV-C,Vqw3mp
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99872
1. and she bound
2. she tied
3. 1987,7001
5. 144392,144393
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99873
1. DOM
2. “≈Sure
3. 347
5. 144394
6. O-To
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99874
1. the cord of
2. the cord
3. 8249
5. 144396
6. O-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99876
1. the scarlet
2. -
3. 1893,7845
5. 144397,144398
6. O-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99877
1. in window
2. in window
3. 846,2465
5. 144399,144400
6. S-Rd,Ncbsa
8. -
9. Y-1451; TCrossing_the_Jordan_into_Canaan
10. 99878

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear JOS 2:21

Hebrew word order

Section 2:1–24 Joshua sent men to explore Jericho secretly

Paragraph 2:15–21

2:21a

2:21b

2:21c

2:21d

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)