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Joshua 2:9
9and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.
Joshua 2:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and said to the men, "I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and said to the men: “I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.
Context of Joshua 2:9
7So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut. 8Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. 11When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּֽי־נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְכִֽי־נָפְלָ֤ה אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְכִ֥י נָמֹ֛גוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י הָאָ֖רֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- hath givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- you the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and that your terrorאֵימָה'êymâh 'êmâh · terrorH367
- is fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- upon us, and that all the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- faintמוּגmûg · to meltH4127
- becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
Cross-references for Joshua 2:9
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.”
- 2 Kings 5:15Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
- Job 19:25I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.
- Hebrews 11:1Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
- Genesis 13:14The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.
- Genesis 15:18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—
- Exodus 3:6Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
- Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.
- Psalms 115:16The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind.
- Jeremiah 27:5With my great power and outstretched arm I made the earth and its people and the animals that are on it, and I give it to anyone I please.
- Matthew 20:15Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Genesis 35:5Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.
- Exodus 15:15The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away;
- Exodus 23:27“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.
- Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the terror and fear of you on all the nations under heaven. They will hear reports of you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.”
Commentaries on Joshua 2:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I know that the Lord hath given you the land - It is likely she had this only from conjecture, having heard of their successes against the Amorites, their prodigious numbers, and seeing the state of terror and dismay to which the inhabitants of her own land were reduced.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 Rahab had heard of the miracles the Lord wrought for Israel. She believed that his promises would certainly be fulfilled, and his threatenings take effect; and that there was no way of escape but by submitting to him, and joining with his people. The conduct of Rahab proved that she had the real principle of Divine faith. Observe the promises the spies made to her. The goodness of God is often expressed by his kindness and truth, Psa 117:2; in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Rahab began to declare her faith in the Lord. dried up the waters: God parted the waters of the Red Sea for Israel (Exodus 14:21–28). Israel defeated Sihon and Og (Numbers 21:21–35). devoted to destruction: See Leviticus 27:28–29; 1 Samuel 15:3.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-218-13. she came up unto them upon the roof and said--Rahab's dialogue is full of interest, as showing the universal panic and consternation of the Canaanites on the one hand (Jos 24:11; De 2:25), and her strong convictions on the other, founded on a knowledge of the divine promise, and the stupendous miracles that had opened the way of the Israelites to the confines of the promised land. She was convinced of the supremacy of Jehovah, and her earnest…Read the comment
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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
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