Verse 7
Joshua 2:7
GOD'S WORD Translation
7
The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֗ים רָדְפ֤וּ אַֽחֲרֵי/הֶם֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל הַֽ/מַּעְבְּר֑וֹת וְ/הַ/שַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ אַחֲרֵ֕י כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר יָצְא֥וּ הָ/רֹדְפִ֖ים אַחֲרֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
And the men pursued after them the way of the Jordan to the crossings, and the gate was shut after the pursuers went out.
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Chapter 2 Context
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2
The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out...
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3
Jericho’s king sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered into...
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4
The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know...
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5
About the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, the men went out. Where the men went,...
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6
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid...
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7
The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued th...
8
Before they had lain down, she came up to them on the roof.
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9
She said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen...
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10
For we have heard how Yahweh dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when you came out of Egyp...
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11
As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted, and there wasn’t any more spirit in any man, because...
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12
Now therefore, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I have dealt kindly with you, that you also will...
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13
and that you will save alive my father, my mother, my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they ha...
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14
The men said to her, “Our life for yours, if you don’t talk about this business of ours; and it shal...
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15
Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and...
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16
She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days,...
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17
The men said to her, “We will be guiltless of this your oath which you’ve made us to swear.
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18
Behold, when we come into the land, tie this line of scarlet thread in the window which you used to...
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19
It shall be that whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood will be on h...
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But if you talk about this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless of your oath which you’ve ma...
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21
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22
They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. T...
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23
Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, crossed the river, and came to Joshua the so...
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24
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