Joshua 2:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 2:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֣הּ
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
נַפְשֵׁ֤נוּ
nephesh
H5315
soul
תַחְתֵּיכֶם֙
tachath
H8478
under
לָמ֔וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
אִ֚ם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַגִּ֔ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דְּבָרֵ֖נוּ
dâbâr
H1697
word
זֶ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּתֵת
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לָ֨נוּ֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמָּ֖ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
חֶ֥סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
וֶאֱמֶֽת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men said to her, Our life for yours, if you don't utter this our business; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men said to her, “Our lives in place of yours to die! If you do not tell this matter of ours, then it will happen, in Yahweh’s giving the land to us, that we will do kindness and faithfulness with you.”
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