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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But someone told the king of Jericho, “Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.”

Context of Joshua 2:2

1And Joshua the son of Nun sent two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, especially Jericho." And they went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab and lodged there. And it was told to the king of Jericho, "Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land." 3Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who have come to you, who entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land." 4But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said, "True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.

Joshua 2:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was toldאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• Behold, there cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• in hither to nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• to search outחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
• the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Joshua 2:2

• Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.
• Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.
• Isaiah 43:13Also henceforth I am he; there is none who can deliver from my hand; I work, and who can turn it back?"
• Daniel 4:35all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay 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

Topics related to Joshua 2:2

• Armies
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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