Joshua 2:15
Strong's Lexicon
Then [Rahab] let them down
וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥ם (wat·tō·w·ri·ḏêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3381: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down

by a rope
בַּחֶ֖בֶל (ba·ḥe·ḇel)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2256: 1) a cord, rope, territory, band, company 1a) a rope, cord 1b) a measuring-cord or line 1c) a measured portion, lot, part, region 1d) a band or company 2) pain, sorrow, travail, pang 2a) pains of travail 2b) pains, pangs, sorrows 3) union 4) destruction

through
בְּעַ֣ד (bə·‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 1157: 1) behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about 1a) through (of action) 1b) behind (with verbs of shutting) 1c) about (with verbs of fencing) 1d) on behalf of (metaph. especially with Hithpael)

the window,
הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן (ha·ḥal·lō·wn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2474: 1) window (piercing of the wall)

since
כִּ֤י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

the house
בֵיתָהּ֙ (ḇê·ṯāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

where she
הִ֥יא ()
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)

lived
יוֹשָֽׁבֶת׃ (yō·wō·šā·ḇeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

was built into the wall
בְּקִ֣יר (bə·qîr)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7023: 1) wall, side 1a) wall (of house or chamber) 1b) the sides (of the altar)

of the city
הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: 1) wall

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, since she lived in a house that was built into the wall of the city .

New American Standard Bible
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall, so that she was living on the wall.

King James Bible
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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.

New Living Translation
Then, since Rahab's house was built into the town wall, she let them down by a rope through the window.

English Standard Version
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall.

New American Standard Bible
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall, so that she was living on the wall.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then she let them down by a rope through the window, since she lived in a house that was built into the wall of the city. "

International Standard Version
So she let them down by a rope through the window, since her house was built into the town wall where she lived.

NET Bible
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.)

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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;
















Cross References
Joshua 2:14
And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

Joshua 2:16
And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

1 Samuel 19:12
So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

Joshua 1:1
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,

Joshua 2:13
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.

Joshua 2:12
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

Joshua 2:17
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Joshua 2:18
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.
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