Joshua 2:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them.  So she said, ‘Yes, the men did come to me, but I didn’t know where they were from.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, Yes, two men came to me, but I did not know from where they had come.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

Common English Bible

⁴ But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. Then she said, “Of course the men came to me. But I didn’t know where they were from.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And the woman, taking the men, hid them. And she said: "I admit that they came to me, but I did not know where they were from.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:

Joshua 2:4 Cross References

2 Kings 6:19

Then Elisha said to them, ‘This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you’re looking for.’ And he led them to Samaria.

Exodus 1:19

The midwives said to Pharaoh, ‘The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.’

James 2:25

In the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works in receiving the messengers and sending them out by a different route?

Joshua 2:3

Then the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab and said, ‘Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house,  for they came to investigate the entire land.’

Joshua 2:5

At nightfall, when the city gate was about to close, the men went out, and I don’t know where they were going. Chase after them quickly, and you can catch up with them! ’

Joshua 6:17

But the city and everything in it are set apart to the Lord for destruction.  Only Rahab the prostitute and everyone with her in the house will live,  because she hid the messengers we sent.

Joshua 6:25

However, Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, her father’s family, and all who belonged to her, because she hid the messengers Joshua had sent to spy on Jericho, and she still lives in Israel  today.