Joshua 2:2

Joshua 2:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it was told to the king of Jericho, "Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.”

Context of Joshua 2:2

1Then 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. And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.” 4But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.

Joshua 2:2 word by word

וַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר לְמֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה אֲ֠נָשִׁים בָּ֣אוּ הֵ֧נָּה הַלַּ֛יְלָה מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַחְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• And it was reportedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• some menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of Israelבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• have comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• hereהֵ֫נָּהhênnâh · here/thusH2008
• tonightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• to spy outחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Joshua 2:2

• Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
• Isaiah 43:13Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
• Daniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Commentaries on Joshua 2:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The spies’ speech probably made them recognizable as foreigners. Hebrew and the languages spoken in Canaan were closely related dialects within the same language family, but they differed in vocabulary and grammar.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. it was told the king--by the sentinels who at such a time of threatened invasion would be posted on the eastern frontier and whose duty required them to make a strict report to headquarters of the arrival of all strangers.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jericho
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Blameless
• Cord
• Hide
• Land
• Let

Commentaries on Joshua 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings