Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” New Living Translation But someone told the king of Jericho, “Some Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” English Standard Version And it was told to the king of Jericho, “Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” Berean Standard Bible And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” King James Bible 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 King James Version 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 American Standard Bible But it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” NASB 1995 It was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” NASB 1977 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” Legacy Standard Bible And it was told to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” Amplified Bible Now the king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men from the sons of Israel have come here tonight to spy and search out the land.” Christian Standard Bible The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelite men have come here tonight to investigate the land.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelite men have come here tonight to investigate the land.” American Standard Version 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 land. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was told the King of Yerikho: “Behold men came here in the night from the sons of Israel to spy the land.” Brenton Septuagint Translation An it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land. Contemporary English Version But someone found out about them and told the king of Jericho, "Some Israelite men came here tonight, and they are spies." Douay-Rheims Bible And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said : Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land. English Revised Version 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 land. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king of Jericho was told, "Some Israelites have entered the city tonight. They came to gather information about our land." Good News Translation The king of Jericho heard that some Israelites had come that night to spy out the country, International Standard Version Then the king of Jericho was told, "Look! Israeli men arrived tonight to scout out the land." JPS Tanakh 1917 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 land.' Literal Standard Version And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come in here tonight, from the sons of Israel, to search the land.” Majority Standard Bible And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” New American Bible But a report was brought to the king of Jericho: “Some men came here last night, Israelites, to spy out the land.” NET Bible The king of Jericho received this report: "Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land." New Revised Standard Version The king of Jericho was told, “Some Israelites have come here tonight to search out the land.” New Heart English Bible The king of Jericho was told, "Look, men of the children of Israel came in here to spy out the land." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The king of Jericho was told, “Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.” Young's Literal Translation And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, 'Lo, men have come in hither to-night, from the sons of Israel, to search the land. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rahab Welcomes the Spies1Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. 2And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”… Cross References Joshua 2:1 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, "Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. Joshua 2:3 So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, "Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land." Treasury of Scripture And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in here to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. told the king Psalm 127:1 A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. Isaiah 43:13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? Jump to Previous Children Country Hither Israel Israelites Jericho Night Purpose Search Searching Spy Tonight To-NightJump to Next Children Country Hither Israel Israelites Jericho Night Purpose Search Searching Spy Tonight To-NightJoshua 2 1. Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim8. The covenant between her and them 23. Their return and description of events Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And it was reportedוַיֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר (way·yê·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to the king לְמֶ֥לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Jericho: יְרִיח֖וֹ (yə·rî·ḥōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua “Behold, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! some men אֲ֠נָשִׁים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc have come בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go here הֵ֧נָּה (hên·nāh) Adverb Strong's 2008: Hither, thither tonight הַלַּ֛יְלָה (hal·lay·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity to spy out לַחְפֹּ֥ר (laḥ·pōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2658: To pry into, to delve, to explore the land.” הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Joshua 2:2 NIVJoshua 2:2 NLT Joshua 2:2 ESV Joshua 2:2 NASB Joshua 2:2 KJV Joshua 2:2 BibleApps.com Joshua 2:2 Biblia Paralela Joshua 2:2 Chinese Bible Joshua 2:2 French Bible Joshua 2:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 2:2 The king of Jericho was told Behold (Josh. 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