Joshua 2:16 - King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

¹⁶ And she said to them, Go to the mountain lest the pursuers come upon you. And you shall hide there three days until the pursuers return; and afterward you shall go on your way.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And she said to them, Get to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; hide yourselves there three days until the pursuers have returned; and afterward you may go your way.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then she said to them, “Go toward the highlands so that those chasing you don’t run into you. Hide there for three days until those chasing you return. Then you may go on your way.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And she said to them: "Climb up to the mountains; otherwise, they may meet you as they are returning. And lay hidden there for three days, until they return. And then you will go on your way."

Joshua 2:16 Cross References

Psalm 11:1

To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. I sought refuge in Jehovah; how can you say to my soul, Flee like a bird to your hill.

James 2:25

But in the same way Rahab the harlot was also justified out of works, receiving the messengers and sending them out by another way.

Joshua 2:15

And she let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was in the side of the wall, and she lived in the wall.

Joshua 2:22

And they went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. And the pursuers searched in all the way, but did not find them.

1 Samuel 23:14

And David was dwelling in the wilderness, in the strongholds. And he was dwelling in the hill, in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him all his days. And God did not give him into his hand.

1 Samuel 23:29

And David went up from there and stayed in the strongholds at En-gedi.