Joshua 2:1
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
2 And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
3 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
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- BSB
- Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
- KJV
- And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
- WEB
- Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
- ASV
- And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
- DARBY
- And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two spies secretly, saying, Go, see the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and they lay down there.
- BLB
- And Joshua son of Nun sent out from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, “Go, see the land, and especially Jericho.” And they went, and came to the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name [was] Rahab, and they lay down there.
- ÅB
- Josva, Nuns sønn, sendte hemmelig to speidere fra Sittim og sa: Gå avsted og se dere om i landet og særlig i Jeriko! De gikk avsted og kom inn i huset til en skjøge som hette Rahab, og de lå der om natten.
- OTB
- Da sendte Josva, Nuns sønn, to menn som spioner hemmelig fra Sjittim, og instruerte dem: “Gå og utforsk landet, spesielt Jeriko.” De dro og gikk inn i huset til en prostituert ved navn Rahab, hvor de ble.
- B1930
- Josva, Nuns sønn, sendte hemmelig to speidere fra Sittim og sa: Gå avsted og se eder om i landet og særlig i Jeriko! De gikk avsted og kom inn i huset til en skjøge som hette Rahab, og de lå der om natten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 11:31
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
Read in contextJames 2:25
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
Read in contextMatthew 1:5
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
Read in contextNumbers 13:17–21
When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.
Read in contextNumbers 25:1
While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
Read in contextMatthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Read in contextJoshua 3:1
Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
Read in contextNumbers 13:2
“Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
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