Joshua 2:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”

Joshua 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 2:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.”

Joshua 2:7 — World English Bible

Joshua 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”

Joshua 2:7 — American Standard Version

Joshua 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards, when the pursuers have gone out after them.”

Joshua 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan, to the fords; and when they who pursued after them had gone out, they closed the gate.”

Joshua 2:7 — Darby Translation

Joshua 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And certaine men pursued after them, the way to Iorden, vnto the foordes, and as soone as they which pursued after them, were gone out, they shut the gate.”

Joshua 2:7 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 2:7 in Context — Joshua 2

5 Y al cerrarse la puerta, siendo ya oscuro, esos hombres se salieron, y no sé á dónde se han ido: seguidlos apriesa, que los alcanzaréis.

6 Mas ella los había hecho subir al terrado, y habíalos escondido entre tascos de lino que en aquel terrado tenía puestos.

7 Y los hombres fueron tras ellos por el camino del Jordán, hasta los vados: y la puerta fué cerrada después que salieron los que tras ellos iban.

8 Mas antes que ellos durmiesen, ella subió á ellos al terrado, y díjoles:

9 Sé que Jehová os ha dado esta tierra; porque el temor de vosotros ha caído sobre nosotros, y todos los moradores del país están desmayados por causa de vosotros;

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What Does Joshua 2:7 Mean?

Joshua 2:7 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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