And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. JOSHUA, LE FILS DE NUN, A ENVOYÉ DE SHITTIM DEUX HOMMES POUR ESPIONNER SECRÈTEMENT. La foi se manifeste par... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. IL A ÉTÉ DIT AU ROI - par les sentinelles qui, à un tel moment de menace d'invasion, seraient postées sur la frontière orientale, et dont le devoir les obli... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE KING OF JERICHO SENT UNTO RAHAB, SAYING, BRING FORTH THE MEN THAT ARE COME TO THEE, WHICH ARE ENTERED INTO THINE HOUSE: FOR THEY BE COME TO SEARCH OUT ALL THE COUNTRY._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: LA FEMME A PRIS LES DEUX HOMMES ET LES A CACHÉS - littéralement, lui; i: e., chacun d'eux dans des endroits séparés, bien sûr avant l'apparition des messagers royaux, et en prévi... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. L'HEURE DE LA FERMETURE DE LA PORTE. Les portes de toutes les villes orientales sont fermées au coucher du s... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. ELLE LES AVAIT AMENÉS SUR LE TOIT DE LA MAISON, ET LES AVAIT CACHÉS AVEC LES TIGES DE LIN. Le lin avec d'autres productions végétales, est à une certaine saison é... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. LES HOMMES ONT POURSUIVI APRÈS EUX LE CHEMIN DU JOURDAIN JUSQU'AUX GUÉS. Cette rivière est traversée à plusieurs gués bien connus. Le premier et le deux... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; AVANT QU'ILS NE SOIENT COUCHÉS - littéralement, ils ne s'étaient pas encore couchés (voir la note à Genèse 2:5 ). ELLE EST VENUE VERS EUX SUR LE TOIT; ET ... DIT. Le dialogue de Rahab est plein d'intérêt, car il montre la pani... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND SHE SAID UNTO THE MEN, I KNOW THAT THE LORD HATH GIVEN YOU THE LAND, AND THAT YOUR TERROR IS FALLEN UPON US, AND THAT ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND FAINT BECAUSE OF YOU._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. LES HOMMES LUI RÉPONDIRENT: NOTRE VIE POUR LA VÔTRE. C'était un engagement solennel - un serment virtuel, bien que... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. SA MAISON ÉTAIT SUR LE MUR DE LA VILLE. Dans de nombreuses villes orientales, les maisons sont construites sur les murs avec des fenêtres en surplomb; dans d'autres, le mur de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. ELLE A DIT - plutôt, 'elle avait dit;' car ce qui suit doit faire partie de la conversation précédente. ACCÉDEZ À... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE MEN SAID UNTO HER, WE WILL BE BLAMELESS OF THIS THINE OATH WHICH THOU HAST MADE US SWEAR._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. SON SANG SERA SUR SA TÊTE , [ daamow (H1818 )].... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IF THOU UTTER THIS OUR BUSINESS, THEN WE WILL BE QUIT OF THINE OATH WHICH THOU HAST MADE US TO SWEAR._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. ELLE A LIÉ LA LIGNE ÉCARLATE DANS LA FENÊTRE - probablement peu de temps après le départ des espions. Il n'a pas été formé, comme Harmer le suppose, réseau... [ Continuer la lecture ]