Joshua 2:9
2:9 She said to the men, “I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. 1 We are absolutely terrified of you, 2 and all who live in the land are cringing before 3 you. 4
Joshua 2:24
2:24 They told Joshua, “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! 5 All who live in the land are cringing before us!” 6
1 tn Heb “has given the land to you.” Rahab’s statement uses the Hebrew perfect, suggesting certitude.
2 tn Heb “terror of you has fallen upon us.”
3 tn Or “melting away because of.”
4 tn Both of these statements are actually subordinated to “I know” in the Hebrew text, which reads, “I know that the Lord…and that terror of you…and that all the inhabitants….”
5 tn Heb “Surely the Lord has given into our hand all the land.” The report by the spies uses the Hebrew perfect, suggesting certitude.
6 tn Heb “are melting away because of us.”