Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies
New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from
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.
International Standard Version
After this, Nun's son Joshua sent two men from the Acacia groves as undercover scouts. He told them, "Go and look over the land. Pay special attention to Jericho." So they went out, came to the house of a prostitute named Rahab, and lodged there.
A Conservative 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.
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.
Amplified
Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as scouts secretly from Shittim, saying, “Go, view the land, especially
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua, the son of Nun, sent two men from Shittim secretly, with the purpose of searching out the land, and Jericho. So they went and came to the house of a loose woman of the town, named Rahab, where they took their rest for the night.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joshua son of Nun will send out of Shittim two men spying silently, saying, Go see the land and Jericho. And they will go, and will come to the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name Rahab; and they will lie there.
King James 2000
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 a harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men from Acacia Grove [as] spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." So they went, and entered the house of a prostitute whose name [was] Rahab, and {spent the night} there.
Modern King James verseion
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go look over the land, even Jericho. And they went and came to the house of a harlot named Rahab. And they stayed there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies, secretly, saying, "Go and view the land and also Jericho." And they went, and came unto a harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.
NET Bible
Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: "Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho." They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.
New Heart English Bible
Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, and Jericho." They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.
The Emphasized Bible
Then did Joshua son of Nun, send out from The Acacias, two men to spy out silently, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. So they came, and entered the house of a harlot, whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
Webster
And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go, view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged there.
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » Return to the plains of moab » Two spies sent to jericho
Shittim » Also called abel-shittim » Joshua sends spies from
Spies » Sent to investigate » Jericho
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 2:1
Prayers for Joshua 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Spies View The Land
1 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies
Cross References
Hebrews 11:31
By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed.
James 2:25
And in the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different route?
Numbers 25:1
While Israel was staying in the Acacia Grove,
Matthew 1:5
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,
Numbers 13:2
“Send men to scout out the land of Canaan
Numbers 13:17-21
When Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up this way to the Negev, then go up into the hill country.
Numbers 33:49
Joshua 3:1
Joshua started early the next morning and left the Acacia Grove
Joshua 5:10
While the Israelites camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
Joshua 6:1-25
Now Jericho was strongly fortified because of the Israelites—no one leaving or entering.
Joshua 21:31
Helkath with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands—four cities.
Judges 18:2
So the Danites sent out five brave men
They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.
Judges 18:14
The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver
Judges 18:17
Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land went in and took the carved image overlaid with silver,
Matthew 10:16
Ephesians 5:5
For know and recognize this: Every sexually immoral