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Joshua 2:4

Courage and strengthTruth and honesty

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.

3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
KJV
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
WEB
The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from.
ASV
And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:
DARBY
And the woman had taken and concealed the two men; and she said, Yes, the men did come unto me, but I knew not whence they were;
BLB
And the woman took the two men and hid them, and she said, “Indeed, the men came to me; I did not know from where they [were].
ÅB
Men kvinnen tok og skjulte de to menn, og så sa hun: Det er så at disse menn kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de var fra;
OTB
Men kvinnen hadde tatt de to mennene og gjemt dem. Hun svarte: “Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de var fra.
B1930
Men kvinnen tok og skjulte de to menn, og så sa hun: Det er så at disse menn kom til mig, men jeg visste ikke hvor de var fra;

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  • 2 Kings 6:19

    And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:19–20

    And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:18–19

    And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

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  • Exodus 1:19

    And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

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