The Meaning of Joshua 2:15 Explained

Joshua 2:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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;

Darby: And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Joshua 2:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 2:15-24 - The Escape And Report Of The Spies
Rahab's trust in the promise of the spies, and in the efficacy of the scarlet line around her window is a striking type of the faith that relies on the promise of God, that those who are united with Christ shall be saved in this world and the next. Her faith was not the result of impulse, but of a considerate review of the story of the Exodus. Would you have faith, soak your soul in the fact and teachings of Christ.
Note the strict conditions exacted by the spies as to the extent of their responsibility. Amid the general destruction, only those sheltered in the precincts of Rahab's house would escape. To be outside, though related to her, would not avail. So the great salvation of Jesus is available only to those who are found "in Him," having upon them the divine righteousness, Philippians 3:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 2

1  Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim
8  The covenant between her and them
23  Their return and description of events

What do the individual words in Joshua 2:15 mean?

And she let them down by a rope through the window for her house [was] on wall the city and on the wall she dwelt
וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥ם בַּחֶ֖בֶל בְּעַ֣ד הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן כִּ֤י בֵיתָהּ֙ בְּקִ֣יר הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה הִ֥יא יוֹשָֽׁבֶת

וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥ם  And  she  let  them  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
בַּחֶ֖בֶל  by  a  rope 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
בְּעַ֣ד  through 
Parse: Preposition
Root: בַּעַד 
Sense: behind, through, round about, on behalf of, away from, about.
הַֽחַלּ֑וֹן  the  window 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: חַלֹּון 
Sense: window (piercing of the wall).
בֵיתָהּ֙  her  house  [was] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בְּקִ֣יר  on  wall 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖ה  and  on  the  wall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
הִ֥יא  she 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יוֹשָֽׁבֶת  dwelt 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.

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