Joshua 2:16
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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יוֹם
days
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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הָלַךְ
you will go
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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פָּגַע
they should meet
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פָּגַע
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
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שָׁם
there/ towards
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three
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שָׁלוֹשׁ
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
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