¹ tn Heb “and the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying.”

² tn Heb “bring out.”

³ tn The idiom “come to” (בוֹא אֶל, bo’ ’el) probably has sexual connotations here, as it often does elsewhere when a man “comes to” a woman. If so, the phrase could be translated “your clients.” The instructions reflect Rahab’s perspective as to the identity of the men.

⁴ tn The words “the ones who came to your house” (Heb “who came to your house”) may be a euphemistic scribal addition designed to blur the sexual connotation of the preceding words.

⁵ tn Heb “and cut off our name.”

⁶ tn Heb “What will you do for your great name?”

⁷ tn Heb “you are turning back.”

⁸ tn Or “he will be angry with.”

⁹ tn Heb “by building.” The prepositional phrase may be subordinated to what precedes, “if in unfaithfulness…by building.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “or if to offer up.”

¹¹ tn Heb “or if to make.”

¹² tn Or “peace offerings.”

¹³ tn Heb “the Lord, he will seek.” Perhaps this is a self-imprecation in an oath, “may the Lord himself punish us.”

¹⁴ tn Or “when.”

¹⁵ tn Or “and serve.”

¹⁶ tn The words “against you” are added for clarification.

¹⁷ tn Heb “bring you to an end.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “after he did good for you.”