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Joshua 2:22

20 And if you report our mission, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.”

21 “Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.

23 Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.

24 “The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”

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BSB
So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
KJV
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
WEB
They went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but didn’t find them.
ASV
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
DARBY
And they went, and came to the mountain, and remained there three days, until the pursuers had returned; and the pursuers sought them all the way, and found them not.
BLB
And they departed and went to the mountain and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned. And the pursuers sought [them] all along the way, and did not find [them].
ÅB
De gikk til de kom opp i fjellene; der ble de i tre dager, inntil de som forfulgte dem, var vendt tilbake; og forfølgerne lette på hele veien, men fant dem ikke.
OTB
Da de dro, gikk de til åsene og ble der i tre dager, til forfølgerne hadde lett langs hele veien og kom tilbake uten å finne dem.
B1930
De gikk til de kom op i fjellene; der blev de i tre dager, inntil de som forfulgte dem, var vendt tilbake; og forfølgerne lette på hele veien, men fant dem ikke.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:20

    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:10–12

    Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.

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  • Psalms 32:6–7

    Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

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