Joshua 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 

Ge 13:14-17; Ge 15:18-21; Ge 35:5; Ex 3:6-8; Ex 15:15,16; Ex 18:11; Ex 23:27; De 2:25; De 11:25; De 28:10; De 32:8; Jos 2:11; Jud 7:14; 1Sa 14:15; 1Sa 14:16; 2Sa 17:10; 2Ki 5:15; 2Ki 7:6; Job 19:25; Ps 112:10; Ps 115:16; Ec 8:12; Isa 19:1; Jer 27:5; Na 2:10; Mt 20:15; Heb 11:1,2

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….”