JOS 2:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then she put a rope out through the window to let them down to escape from the city, because her house where she lived was actually built into the side of the wall.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ κατεχάλασεν αὐτοὺς διὰ τῆς θυρίδος,
(Kai kateⱪalasen autous dia taʸs thuridos, )

ULT Then she lowered them down by a rope through the window (for her house was in the side of the wall, so she was dwelling in the wall).

UST One of the outside walls of the house where Rahab lived was part of the wall that was around the city of Jericho. She fastened a rope and hung it outside a window that was in that wall. That allowed the men to climb down the wall and escape from the city, even though the king’s men had closed the gates.

OEB Then she lowered them by a rope out of the window, for her house was on the town wall. She stayed on the town wall.

WEBBE Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window. (Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)

LSV And she causes them to go down by a rope through the window, for her house [is] in the side of the wall, and she [is] dwelling in the wall;

FBV Then she lowered them down by a rope through the window since the house where she lived was built into the outside of the city wall.

T4T One of the outside walls of the house where Rahab lived was part of the wall that was around the city. So she fastened a rope outside the window that was in that wall, by which the men could climb down the wall.

LEB Then she lowered them with a rope through the window, as her house was on the outer side of the wall, and she was residing in the wall.

BBE Then she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.

Moff Then she lowered them by a rope out of the window, for her house was on the town-wall; she stayed on the town-wall.

JPS Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

ASV Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

DRA Then she let them down with a cord out of a window: for her house joined close to the wall.

YLT And she causeth them to go down by a rope through the window, for her house [is] in the side of the wall, and in the wall she [is] dwelling;

Drby And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

RV 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.

SLT And she will let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the wall side and she will dwell upon the wall.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 Then shee let them downe by a coard thorow the window: for her house was vpon the towne wall, and she dwelt vpon the wall.
(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.)

Bshps And then she let them downe by a corde through a wyndow: for her house was vpon the towne wall, & she dwelt vpon the towne wall.
(And then she let them down by a cord through a window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the town wall.)

Gnva Then she let them downe by a corde thorowe the windowe: for her house was vpon the towne wall, and she dwelt vpon the wall.
(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. )

Cvdl Then let she them downe thorow the wyndowe by a coarde: for hir house was in the wall of the cite, and in the wall was hir dwellynge.
(Then let she them down through the window by a cord: for her house was in the wall of the city, and in the wall was her dwelling.)

Wycl Therfor sche let hem doun fro the wyndow bi a corde; for hir hows cleuyde to the wal.
(Therefore she let hem down from the window by a cord; for her house cleaved/clung to the wall.)

Luth Da ließ sie dieselben am Seil durchs Fenster hernieder; denn ihr Haus war an der Stadtmauer, und sie wohnete auch auf der Mauer.
(So left/let they/she/them the_same in/at/on_the Seil through window down; because/than you(pl)/their/her house what/which at/to the/of_the city_wall, and they/she/them lived/resided also on/in/to the/of_the wall.)

ClVg Demisit ergo eos per funem de fenestra: domus enim ejus hærebat muro.
(Demisit therefore them through funem from/about window: home because his theserebat wall. )

SOTN 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.

2:15a

Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window,

¶ Then she lowered them from the window with a rope.
¶ Then she put a rope through the window and the two men climbed down the rope to the ground.

Then: The Hebrew connector that the BSB translates as Then indicates the next event in the story. Choose a connecting word that is appropriate in your language.

Rahab let them down by a rope through the window: The sentence Rahab let them down by a rope through the window indicates that Rahab tied a rope to the outer window of her house. The two men climbed down the rope to the ground.

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

She lowered the two men by a rope through her window

Then she put a rope through the window and they climbed down the rope

2:15b

since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.

This was possible because her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived within its walls.
She could do this because she lived in a house that was built as part of the wall around the city.

since: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as since introduces an explanation of why Rahab was able to help the spies escape. She could help them because her house was built into the town wall. Her window opened onto the area outside the town.

the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city: The Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city is more literally “her house was in the wall of the town wall.” It indicates that one of the walls of Rahab’s house formed a part of the wall that surrounded the town.

the house…was built into the wall of the city: Archaeological research shows that at one time Jericho had two town walls. There was a space between the walls and people could build their houses using the two walls.2:15 Boling and Wright, p. 148. The sentence the house …was built into the wall of the city indicates that Rahab’s house was built between the inner and outer town wall.

A literal translation of the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city may not make any sense in many languages. It may be necessary to combine the two clauses in this part of the verse.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

she lived in a house that was a part of the town wall

the house where she lived was built using the town wall

General Comment on 2:15

In some languages it may be clearer to describe Rahab’s house first, and then say that she lowered the spies down. For example,

Her house was built as part of the town wall, so she let them down by a rope through the window.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וַ⁠תּוֹרִדֵ֥⁠ם בַּ⁠חֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַֽ⁠חַלּ֑וֹן

and,she,let_them_down with,rope behind the,window

The author is describing a particular event before describing other events that preceded it. This actually occurred after Rahab spoke her final words to the spies in [2:21](../02/21.md). In your translation, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they happened and put the information in this verse after the quotation from Rahab in [2:21](../02/21.md). Alternatively, you could indicate that what the author says here anticipates what happens a little later in the story. Alternate translation: [Then she agreed to lower them down by a rope through the window]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

כִּ֤י בֵיתָ⁠הּ֙ בְּ⁠קִ֣יר הַֽ⁠חוֹמָ֔ה וּ⁠בַֽ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה הִ֥יא יוֹשָֽׁבֶת

that/for/because/then/when house_of,her [was]_in,the_wall_of of,the_city_wall and,in,wall she/it lived

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens in the story. Because Rahab’s house was built into the city wall, she was able to let the spies out a window and lower them down to the ground outside the city wall. That way they were able to escape from the city even though the gates had been shut. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Parallel JOS 2:15

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

Paragraph 2:15–21

2:15a

2:15b

General Comment on 2:15