Joshua 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 2:16 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 →
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶם֙
הָהָ֣רָה
har
H2022
mountain
לֵּ֔כוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
פֶּֽן
pên
H6435
lest
יִפְגְּע֥וּ
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בָכֶ֖ם
הָרֹדְפִ֑ים
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
וְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם
châbâh
H2247
to hide
שָׁ֜מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
יָמִ֗ים
yôwm
H3117
day
עַ֚ד
ʻad
H5704
until
שׁ֣וֹב
shûwb
H7725
to return
הָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
וְאַחַ֖ר
ʼachar
H310
after
תֵּלְכ֥וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם
derek
H1870
way
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said to them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light on you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may you go your way.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she said to them, “Go to the hill country, lest the pursuers meet you. And hide there three days, until the pursuers have returned. And afterwards you may go your way.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).