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She said to the men, “I know the Lord is handing this land over to you.[a] We are absolutely terrified of you,[b] and all who live in the land are cringing before[c] you.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 2:9 tn Heb “has given the land to you.” Rahab’s statement uses the Hebrew perfect, suggesting certitude.
  2. Joshua 2:9 tn Heb “terror of you has fallen upon us.”
  3. Joshua 2:9 tn Or “melting away because of.”
  4. Joshua 2:9 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….”