Parallel Verses
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;
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.
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;
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.
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 And the king of Jericho sendeth unto Rahab, saying, 'Bring out the men who are coming in unto thee, who have come into thy house, for to search the whole of the land they have come in. 4 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; 5 and it cometh to pass -- the gate is to be shut -- in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;'
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:19-20
and the woman taketh and spreadeth the covering over the face of the well, and spreadeth on it the ground corn, and the thing hath not been known.
Exodus 1:19
And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women, for they are lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them -- they have borne!'
2 Samuel 16:18-19
And Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Nay, for he whom Jehovah hath chosen, and this people, even all the men of Israel, his I am, and with him I abide;
2 Kings 6:19
And Elisha saith unto them, 'This is not the way, nor is this the city; come after me, and I lead you unto the man whom ye seek;' and he leadeth them to Samaria.