Joshua 2:6-13

2:6

roof ................. roof <01406> [to the roof.]

hidden ..... stalks <02934 06086> [hid them.]

2:7

fords <04569> [the fords.]

shut <05462> [they shut.]

2:9

know <03045> [I know.]

Lord <03068> [that the Lord.]

absolutely terrified <0367> [your terror.]

cringing <04127> [faint. Heb. melt.]

2:10

heard <08085> [For we.]

<06213> [what ye did.]

2:11

lost ... courage <03824> [our hearts.]

<06965> [did there remain. Heb. rose up.]

Lord <03068> [for the Lord.]

2:12

promise ..... an oath <07650> [swear.]

shown ..... show <06213> [that ye will.]

family <01> [my father's.]

Give .... solemn <05414 0571> [give me.]

2:13

father <01> [my father.]

It is observable that in this enumeration of her kindred, there is no mention made of a husband. It is most likely that she was a single woman or widow, who obtained an honest livelihood by keeping a house for the entertainment of strangers; and not a woman of ill fame, as some have supposed. The spies sent on this occasion were certainly some of the most confidential persons that Joshua had in his host, and their errand was of the greatest importance; is it then not most likely that they lodged at an inn?