p Or, Paſſages, i.e. The uſual places where people uſed to paſs 0- ver Jordan, whether by Boats or Bridges; or rather, becauſe of the ſhallowneſs of the River, which a little after this, ſwelled higher, as the Hiſtory will tell us; And as itis very uſual for Rivers to do. 94 Of the City, partly for their ſecurity againſt their approaching e- nemies; and partly to prevent the eſcape of the Spies, if peradven- ture Rahab was miſtaken, and they yet Jurked in the City.
8 And before they were laid down r, ſhe came up unto them upon the roof,
r To reſt or ſleep, as they intended, being now, after the de-
reſting-place,
9 Ard
*Mar, ls Called alſo 4bel-ſhirtim, Numb. 33. 49. c Not twelve, as Mejes did, THeb, ly
parture of the Searchers, come: from theic hiding-phace vo theit
Chap. d
7 Heb, k ently, F Heb. lt, 3T. Jam.a,y
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F Chap. Il. 9 And ſheſaid untothemen s, I know that the LORD
* Gen. 35+ hath given you the land, and that * your terror #15 fal- len upon us, and that all che inhabitants of the land TJ
5-
+Heb. faint becauſe of you. |
melt. «5 Qs. How could they underſtand one the other? Av. r.The Hebrew and the Cazcanor Phenician Languages have a very great reſemblance, and are thought to be bur differing Diale&s ot one and the ſame Tongue, as the learned prove by a multitude of words which are common to both of them. Or 2. ſome of the Hebrews had either out of curioſity,or by 7eſbua's order and direQtion,learnt that Language for this or other ſuch like Occaſions. z (7z.e. ) The dread of you: See Exod. 235 27. and 34. 24. Dent. 11. 25. and 28.7.
*Fx00.14- 10 For we have heard how the LORD * dried up the
\. chap. water of the Red-ſea for you, when ye came out of E-
423- BYPH, and whatye did unto the two kings of the Amo-
*Num®: rites, that were on the other fide Jordan, * Sihon and
* Exod- Og whom ye utterly deſtroyed,
Boot 11 And afſſoen as we had heard theſe things, * our + Heb 79 hearts did melt «, neither fdid there remain any more rherew®"Y Courage in any man, becauſe of you : for * che LORD ; __— your God, he is God in heaven above, and inthe earth
in any man. w *chap.5-1- beneath * x. : * Deut. 4+ # (7.e.) Was diſſolved,loſt all conſiſtency and courage. This phraſe 39- is oft uſed, as Dent. 1. 28. and 20. 8. Joſb. 5. 1. and 7.5. x He can do whatſoever he pleaſeth in Heaven and Earth; whereas our gods are incloſed in Heaven, and can do nothing to us upon Earth. 12 Now therefore, 1 pray you, twear unto me by the LORD y, ſince I have ſhewed you kindneſs,thatye *& Will alſo ſhew kindneſs unto * my fathers houſe z, and
[Tim.3.8. give me a true token # :
7 By your God who is the only true God ; ſo ſhe ſhews her Con- verſion to God, and owns his Worſhip, one eminent A& whereof is ſwearing by his Name. z My near Kindred, which ſhe parti- cularly names, v. 13. Husband and Children it ſeems the had none. And-for her telf, it was needleſs to ſpeak, it being a plain and undeniable Duty to ſave their Preſerver. a Either an affurance that you will preſerve te and mine fiom the common Ruine : or a To- ken which I may pr-duce as a Witneſs of this agreement, and a mean of my ſecurity. _ ;
13 And that ye will ſave alive my father, and my mo- ther, and my brethren, and my liſters,and ail that they have b, and deliver our lives from death.
b (i. e.) Their Children, asappears from 7oſh: 6: 23. 14 And themen anſwered her,Our life + for yours c, n e utrer not this our buſineſs d. And it (hal be when feat of J"" the LORD hath given us the land, that * we will deal
*Judg. r. kindly and truly with thee. 5 ; : 24. c We pawn and will venture our lives for the ſecurity of yours. Or, may we periſh, if you be nor preſerved 4(:. e.) This Agree- ment of ours, and the way and condition of it, leſt others under this pretence, ſecure themſelves. By which they ſthew both their Piety and Prudence in managing the'r Oath with ſo much Circum- ſpeC&ticn and Caution, that neither their own Cunſciences might be enſnared, nor the publick Juſtice obſtrutted,
i5 Then tbe let them down by a cord through the window : for her houſe was upon the Towrn-walle,an
ſhe dweirt uponthe wall f. |
e Which gave her the opportunity of diſmiſſing them when the gates were thut. f Her particular dwelling was there : which may poſſibly be added, becauſe the other part of her Huuſe waweſerved for the entertainment of Strangers.
16 And be ſaid unto them,Getye tothe mountain g, leſt the Purſuers meet you : and hide your ſelves there three days hb, until the Purſuers be returned, and after- ward may ye go your Way.
g (i. e.) To ſome of the mountains wherewith Jericho was encom« paſſed,in whichalſo there were many Caves where they might lurk. h Not taree whole days, but on: whole day,and parts of two days: See on Jof. 1.11. EE”
i7 And the men ſaid 7 unto her, We 241] be blame- leſs & of this thine oath, which thou haſt made us ſwear:
i Or, had ſaid ; namely, before ſhe ler them down ; it being ve- Ty impro'able, either that ſhe would diſmiſs them before the Con- dition was expreſſed and agreed ; or that ſhe would diſcourſe with them, or they with her, about ſuch ſecret and we'ghry things after they were ler down, when others might over-hear them ; or that ſhe ſhould begin her diſcourſe in her Chamber, and not finiſh it till they were gone out of her Houſe. 06j. They ſpoke this after they were let down; for it follows wv. 18. this--thread--which thou didft let us down by. Anſ. Thoſe words may be thus reudred, which thou oſt let us down by ; 1. e. artabout to do it : it Leing frequent for the Preter Tenſe to be uſed of a thing about to be done, by an Enalla- ge of Tenſes, as Joſh. 10. i5. & (7. e.) Free from guilt or reproach if it ” violat:d, namely, if the following Condition be not obſer- ved.
18 Behold, hes we come into the land }, thou (batt
bind thisline of ſcarlet threed in the window m7, which
+ Heb. in if
JHeb.
gher. ther, and thy Mother, and thy Brethren, and all thy
Fathers Houjhold home untothee. I (i. e.) Over Jordan, and near the Ciry. m That it may be eaſily
diſcerned by our Soldiers,
19 And it ſhalbe, that whoſoever ſhal go out of the
doors of thy houſe into the ſtreet, his blood all be upon
his head », and we will be guiltleſs: and whoſoever
ſhal be with thee in the houſe, his blood ſhall he upon:
our head o, if any hand be upon him p,
—_ Cm ny
+0'S HU 4,
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; ; Partly from the reverent reſpe& they ſhould bear to the Ark; and