Joshua 2:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
She saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "Goלֵּ֔כוּ
(le·chu,)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to the hill country,הָהָ֣רָה
(ha·ha·rah)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
soפֶּֽן־
(pen-)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
that the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑ים
(ha·ro·de·fim;)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
will not happenיִפְגְּע֥וּ
(yif·ge·'u)
6293: to meet, encounter, reacha prim. root
upon you, and hideוְנַחְבֵּתֶ֨ם
(ve·nach·be·tem)
2247: to withdraw, hidea prim. root
yourselves thereשָׁ֜מָּה
(sham·mah)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
daysיָמִ֗ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
untilעַ֚ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
the pursuersהָרֹֽדְפִ֔ים
(ha·ro·de·fim,)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
return.שֹׁ֣וב
(sho·vv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
Then afterwardוְאַחַ֖ר
(ve·'a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
you may goתֵּלְכ֥וּ
(te·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
on your way."לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם׃
(le·dar·ke·chem.)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak


















KJV Lexicon
And she said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Get
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
you to the mountain
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
lest the pursuers
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
meet
paga`  (paw-gah')
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
you and hide
chabah  (khaw-bah')
to secrete -- hide (self).
yourselves there three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
until the pursuers
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
be returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
and afterward
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
may ye go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
your way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
She said to them, "Go to the hill country, so that the pursuers will not happen upon you, and hide yourselves there for three days until the pursuers return. Then afterward you may go on your way."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Go to the hill country so that the men pursuing you won't find you," she said to them. "Hide yourselves there for three days until they return; afterward, go on your way."

International Standard Version
She told them, "Go out to the hill country, so the search party won't find you, and hide for three days. After that, you may go on your own way."

NET Bible
She told them, "Head to the hill country, so the ones chasing you don't find you. Hide from them there for three days, long enough for those chasing you to return. Then you can be on your way."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She told them, "Go to the mountains so that the men who are pursuing you will not find you. Hide there for three days until they return to Jericho. Then you can go on your way."

King James 2000 Bible
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 you go your way.
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