Joshua 2 · Verse 15

Joshua 2:15

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.
Joshua 2:15, King James Version

Joshua 2:15 in other translations

BSBThen Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.
WEBThen she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd 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;
DARBYAnd she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
BBEThen she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.
WebsterThen 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?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. her house was upon the town wall--In many Oriental cities houses are built on the walls with overhanging windows; in others the town wall forms the back wall of the house, so that the window opens into the country. Rahab's was probably of this latter description, and the cord or rope sufficiently strong to bear the weight of a man.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Then she let them down by a cord etc. - The natural place of this verse is after the first clause of Jos 2:21; for it is certain that she did not let them down in the basket till all those circumstances marked from Jos 2:16-20 inclusive had taken place. She dwelt upon the wall - That is, either the wall of the city made a part of her house or her house was built close to the wall, so that the top or battlements of it were above the wall with a window that looked out to the country. As the city gates were now shut there was no way for the spies to escape but through this window; and in order to this she let them down through the window in a basket suspended by a cord, till they reached the ground on the outside of the wall.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 2:8-21

Rahab had heard of the miracles the Lord wrought for Israel. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. The conduct of Rahab proved that she had the real principle of Divine faith. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The goodness of God is often expressed by his…

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Joshua 2:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתּוֹרִדֵ֥םva.to.ri.Demand she let down themH3381
בַּחֶ֖בֶלba.Che.velwith <the> ropeH2256
בְּעַ֣דbe.'AdthroughH1157
הַֽחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.Lonthe windowH2474
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
בֵיתָהּ֙vei.Tahhouse herH1004
בְּקִ֣ירbe.Kir[was] in [the] wall ofH7023
הַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe city wallH2346
וּבַֽחוֹמָ֖הu.va.cho.Mahand in the city wallH2346
הִ֥יאhi'sheH1931
יוֹשָֽׁבֶת\׃yo.Sha.vet[was] dwellingH3427

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 2:15

  • Acts 9:25

    Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:33

    And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

  • 1 Samuel 19:12-17

    So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. …

  • Joshua 6:20

    So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
she let them.
1Sa 19:12-17; Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33
for her house.
6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joshua 2:14

    And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

  • Joshua 2:15

    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.

  • Joshua 2:16

    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.

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Joshua 2:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces ella los hizo descender con una cuerda por la ventana; porque su casa estaba á la pared del muro, y ella vivía en el muro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elle les fit descendre avec une corde par la fenêtre, car sa maison était sur la muraille du rempart, et elle habitait sur le rempart.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da ließ sie sie an einem Seile durch das Fenster hinunter; denn ihr Haus war in der Stadtmauer, und sie wohnte in der Stadtmauer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Demisit ergo eos per funem de fenestra: domus enim ejus hærebat muro.