Joshua 2:10

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
heard	שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ sha.Ma'.nu	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
up	הוֹבִ֨ישׁ ho.Vish	H3001	to be ashamed · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
water	מֵ֤י mei	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural construct
Red	סוּף֙ suf	H5488	a reed · noun, masculine singular absolute
sea	יַם yam-	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine singular construct
you	מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם mi.pe.nei.Khem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
out	בְּצֵאתְכֶ֖ם be.tze.te.Khem	H3318	to go (causatively · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם mi.mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
did	עֲשִׂיתֶ֡ם 'a.si.Tem	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
two	לִשְׁנֵי֩ lish.Nei	H8147	two · preposition + cardinal number, both genders dual construct
kings	מַלְכֵ֨י mal.Khei	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct
Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֜י ha.'e.mo.Ri	H567	an Emorite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
side	בְּעֵ֤בֶר be.'E.ver	H5676	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ hai.yar.Den	H3383	Jarden · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Sihon	לְסִיחֹ֣ן le.si.Chon	H5511	Sichon · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
Og	וּלְע֔וֹג u.le.'og	H5747	Og · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a man's name
destroyed	הֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖ם he.che.ram.Tem	H2763	to seclude · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Numbers 21:21-35 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Exodus 14:21-31 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea…
Exodus 15:14-16 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Deuteronomy 2:30-3:8 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he migh…
Joshua 4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:8-21

The matter is here settled between Rahab and the spies respecting the service she was now to do for them, and the favour they were afterwards to show to her. She secures them on condition that they should secure her. I. She gives them, and by them sends to Joshua and Israel, all the encouragement that could be desired to make their intended descent upon Canaan. this was what they came for, and it was worth coming for. Having got clear of the officers, she comes up to them to the roof of the house where they lay hid, finds them perhaps somewhat dismayed at the peril they apprehended themselves in from the officers, and scarcely recovered from the fright, but has that to say to them which will…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 2:8

THE COVENANT BETWEEN HER AND THEM. (Jos 2:8-21) she came up unto them upon the roof and said--Rahab's dialogue is full of interest, as showing the universal panic and consternation of the Canaanites on the one hand (Jos 24:11; Deu 2:25), and her strong convictions on the other, founded on a knowledge of the divine promise, and the stupendous miracles that had opened the way of the Israelites to the confines of the promised land. She was convinced of the supremacy of Jehovah, and her earnest stipulations for the preservation of her relatives amid the perils of the approaching invasion, attest the sincerity and strength of her faith.

Adam Clarke on Joshua 2:9

I know that the Lord hath given you the land - It is likely she had this only from conjecture, having heard of their successes against the Amorites, their prodigious numbers, and seeing the state of terror and dismay to which the inhabitants of her own land were reduced.

John Gill on Joshua 2:10

For we have heard how the Lord dried up the waters of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt,.... To make a passage for them through it, to walk in as on dry land; this they had heard of and remembered, though it was forty years ago: and what you did unto the kings of the Amorites that were on the other side Jordan: which were things more recent, done but a few months ago: Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed; the history of which see in Numbers 21:21; who were destroyed by them under Moses and Joshua their commanders; and Hercules, who is thought to be the same with Joshua, is by Lucian (g) called Ogmius, from slaying Og, as is supposed (h). (g) In Hercule. (h) Dickinson. Delp…

Dictionary and topics

Amorites — Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian…
Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Og — Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and…
Red Sea — The sea so called extends along the west coast of Arabia for about 1,400 miles, and separates Asia from Africa. It is connected with the Indian Ocean, of which it is an arm, by the Strait of…
Canaanites, The · Terrified at the approach of Israel — Terrified at the approach of Israel
Hospitality · .Rahab to the spies — .Rahab to the spies
Jews, The · Enemies of, obliged to acknowledge them as divinely protected — Enemies of, obliged to acknowledge them as divinely protected
Kindness · .Rahab to the spies — .Rahab to the spies
Og · General references — General references
Reconnoissance · Of — Of
Red Sea · 14;15:1,4,11,19; — 14;15:1,4,11,19;
Treaty · Sacredness of — Sacredness of

Joshua 2:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:8-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 2:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 2:9

John Gill on Joshua 2:10

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 2:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:8-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 2:8

Adam Clarke on Joshua 2:9

John Gill on Joshua 2:10

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 2:10

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 2:7-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 2:9-10

Rashi on Joshua 2:7