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 and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and took them to a place outside the Israelite camp. 24But they burned the city and all that was in it, except for the silver, gold, and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the Lord’s house. Yet Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father’s family, and all who belonged to her. She lives in Israel to this very day because she hid the messengers Joshua sent to spy on Jericho. 26At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration: “The man who attempts to rebuild this city of Jericho will stand condemned before the Lord. He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!” 27The Lord was with Joshua and he became famous 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• savedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• Rahabרָחָבrâchâb · RahabH7343
• the harlotזָנָהzânâh · to fornicateH2181
• and her father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• householdבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• and all that she had; and she dwellethיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• inקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• because she hidחָבָאchâbâ' · to hideH2244
• the messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• to spy outרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
• Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405

Cross-references for Joshua 6:25

• Joshua 11:19No city made peace with the Israelites (except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,
• Judges 1:24the spies spotted a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”
• Acts 2:21And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
• Hebrews 11:31By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.
• Matthew 1:5Salmon 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 stonesin the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.
• James 2:25And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

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
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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