KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 2:1
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joshua son of Nun sendeth from Shittim, two men, spies, silently, saying, ‘Go, see the land—and Jericho;’ and they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name is Rahab, and they lie down there.
Surrounding context — Joshua 2
1 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.
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.
4 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]:
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־H3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaבִּן־H1121 · benson: childנ֠וּןH5126 · nunNunמִֽן־H4480 · minfromהַשִּׁטִּ֞יםH7851 · shit.timShittimשְׁנַֽיִם־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoאֲנָשִׁ֤יםH582 · e.noshhumanמְרַגְּלִים֙H7270 · ra.galto spyחֶ֣רֶשׁH2791 · che.reshsilentlyלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayלְכ֛וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentרְא֥וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאָ֖רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְרִיח֑וֹH3405 · ye.ri.choJerichoוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַ֠יָּבֹאוּH935 · boto come (in): comeבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceאִשָּׁ֥הH802 · ish.shahwomanזוֹנָ֛הH2181 · za.nahto fornicateוּשְׁמָ֥הּH8034 · shemnameרָחָ֖בH7343 · ra.chavRahabוַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־H7901 · sha.khavto lie down: lay downשָֽׁמָּה׃H8033 · shamthere
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.James 2:25Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent [them] out another way?Matthew 1:5And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;Numbers 13:17-21And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this [way] southward, and go up into the mountain:Numbers 25:1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.Joshua 3:1And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.Ephesians 5:5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.Numbers 13:2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Numbers 33:49And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth [even] unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.Judges 18:2And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.Joshua 6:1-25Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.Joshua 5:10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.Judges 18:17And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, [and] came in thither, [and] took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men [that were] appointed with weapons of war.Joshua 21:31Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.Judges 18:14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
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