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Joshua 2:16

“Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.”
Joshua 2:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ הָהָ֣רָה לֵּ֔כוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּע֥וּ בָכֶ֖ם הָרֹדְפִ֑ים וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם שָׁ֜מָּה שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֗ים עַ֚ד שׁ֣וֹב הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים וְאַחַ֖ר תֵּלְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃

  1. וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. לָהֶם֙la.Hem“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  3. הָהָ֣רָהha.Ha.rah“the hill country towards”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  4. לֵּ֔כוּLe.khu“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  5. פֶּֽן־pen-“lest”
    Particle · from פֶּן־ · “lest” · Strong's H6435
  6. יִפְגְּע֥וּyif.ge.'U“they should meet”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּגַע · “to fall on” · Strong's H6293
  7. בָכֶ֖םva.Khem“<in> <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  8. הָרֹדְפִ֑יםha.ro.de.Fim“the pursuers”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  9. וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨םve.nach.be.Tem“and you will hide yourselves”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חָבָה · “to hide” · Strong's H2247
  10. שָׁ֜מָּהSha.mah“there <towards>”
    Adverb + Suffix, directional · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  11. שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet“three”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  12. יָמִ֗יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  13. עַ֚ד'ad“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  14. שׁ֣וֹבShov“return”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  15. הָרֹֽדְפִ֔יםha.ro.de.Fim“the pursuers”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  16. וְאַחַ֖רve.'a.Char“and after”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  17. תֵּלְכ֥וּte.le.Khu“you will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  18. לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃le.dar.ke.Khem“to way your”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)