Joshua 6:25

Joshua 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
• New International Version (NIV)But Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho—and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Joshua spared Rahab the harlot, her father’s household, and all that she had. So she dwells in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Context of Joshua 6:25

23So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel. 24Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house. And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day. 26At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.” 27So the LORD was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.

Joshua 6:25 word by word

וְֽאֶת־רָחָ֣ב הַ֠זּוֹנָה וְאֶת־בֵּ֨ית אָבִ֤יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ הֶחֱיָ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּקֶ֣רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י הֶחְבִּ֙יאָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לְרַגֵּ֥ל אֶת־יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

• Andאֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• sparedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• Rahabרָחָבrâchâb · RahabH7343
• the prostituteזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• her father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who belongedאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• she hidחָבָאchâbâ' · to hideH2244
• the menמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• had sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to spy outרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
• Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• So she has livedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 6:25

• Joshua 11:19No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle.
• Judges 1:24and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
• Acts 2:21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Hebrews 11:31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
• Matthew 1:5Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
• Joshua 4:9Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
• James 2:25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

Commentaries on Joshua 6:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day - This is one proof that the book was written in the time to which it is commonly referred; and certainly might have been done by the hand of Joshua himself, though doubtless many marginal notes may have since crept into the text, which, to superficial observers, give it the appearance of having been written after the days of Joshua. See the preface to this book.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Even unto this day - These words are rightly noted as implying that the narrative was written not long after the occurrences which it records.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-27Verses 17-27 Jericho was to be a solemn and awful sacrifice to the justice of God, upon those who had filled up the measure of their sins. So He appoints, from whom, as creatures, they received their lives, and to whom, as sinners, they had forfeited them. Rahab perished not with them that believed not, He 11:31. All her kindred were saved with her; thus faith in Christ brings salvation to the house, Ac 16:31. She, and they with her, were plucked as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The statement that Rahab lives among the Israelites to this day shows how wide and deep God’s grace is. Rahab was not only welcomed into Israel. She later became an ancestor of the Messiah, God's chosen one (see Matthew 1:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. she--Rahab dwelleth in Israel unto this day--a proof that this book was written not long after the events related. Jos 6:26, 27. The Rebuilder of Jericho Cursed.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 6:25

• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Hospitality
• Mercy
• Rahab
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jericho
• Joshua
• Rahab
• Rahab, or Rachab
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Accursed
• Adjure
• Colour

Commentaries on Joshua 6

• 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