Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them.
International Standard Version
Now the woman had taken the two men and hid them. So she replied, "The men really did come to me, but I didn't know from where they came.
A Conservative Version
And the woman took the two men, and hid them. And she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know from where they were.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them; so she said, “Yes, two men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.
Darby Translation
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;
Julia Smith Translation
And the woman will take the two men and hide them, and will say thus, Two men came to me, and I knew not from whence they were.
King James 2000
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I know not from where they were:
Lexham Expanded Bible
But the woman took the two men and hid them. And she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they [were] from.
Modern King James verseion
And the woman took the two men and hid them. And she said, Two men came to me, but I did not know from where they came.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the woman took the two men - and hid them. And said, "Indeed, there came men unto me but I knew not whence they were.
NET Bible
But the woman hid the two men and replied, "Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn't know where they came from.
New Heart English Bible
The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they came from.
The Emphasized Bible
And the woman took the two men and hid them, - and said: Even so, the men did come in unto me, but I knew not from whence they were;
Webster
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not whence they were:
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the woman taketh the two men, and hideth them, and saith thus: 'The men came in unto me, and I have not known whence they are;
Interlinear
Laqach
'enowsh
אנושׁ
'enowsh
man, certain, husbands, some, merchantmen, persons,
Usage: 42
Yada`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Spies View The Land
3 Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Send out the men who have come to you and are in your house; for they have come with the purpose of searching out all the land. 4 And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from; 5 And when it was the time for shutting the doors at dark, they went out; I have no idea where the men went: but if you go after them quickly, you will overtake them.
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:19-20
And a woman put a cover over the hole, and put crushed grain on top of it, and no one had any knowledge of it.
Exodus 1:19
And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.
2 Samuel 16:18-19
And Hushai said to Absalom, Not so; I am for that man whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have taken as king, and I will take my place with him.
2 Kings 6:19
And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.