- they had heard:
- "The peopleª shall hear,ª° [and] be afraid:ª° sorrowª shall take holdª° on the inhabitantsª° of Palestina.ª ... Fearª and dreadª shall fallª° upon¹ them; by the greatnessª of thine armª they shall be [as] stillª° as a stone;ª till¹ thy peopleª pass over,ª° O LORD,ª till¹ the peopleª pass over,ª° [which]ª thou hast purchased.ª°" {Exd 15:14-16} + "And she saidª° unto¹ the men,²¹ I knowª° that¹ the LORDª hath givenª° you¹ the land,ª and that¹ your terrorª is fallenª° upon¹ us, and that¹ all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the landª faintª° because² of¹¹ you. ... And as soon as we had heardª° [these things], our heartsª did melt,ª° neither¹ did there remainª° any more¹ courageª in any man,ª because² of¹¹ you: for¹ the LORDª your God,ª he¹ [is] Godª in heavenª above,ª¹ and in¹ earthª beneath.¹¹" {Jsh 2:9-11} + "And they saidª° unto¹ him, From a very² far² countryª¹¹¹ thy servantsª are comeª° because of the nameª of the LORDª thy God:ª for¹ we have heardª° the fameª of him, and all¹ that¹ he didª° in Egypt,ª ... Wherefore our eldersª and all¹ the inhabitantsª° of our countryª spakeª° to¹ us, saying,ª° Takeª° victualsª with youª for the journey,ª and go²°¹ to meetª° them, and sayª° unto¹ them, We¹ [are] your servants:ª therefore now¹ makeª° ye a leagueª with us." {Jsh 9:9-11}
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