Joshua 2:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.”

Joshua 2:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 2:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 2:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.”

Joshua 2:1 — World English Bible

Joshua 2:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.”

Joshua 2:1 — American Standard Version

Joshua 2:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Joshua son of Nun sendeth from Shittim, two men, spies, silently, saying, `Go, see the land--and Jericho;' and they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Rahab, and they lie down there.”

Joshua 2:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 2:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two spies secretly, saying, Go, see the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and they lay down there.”

Joshua 2:1 — Darby Translation

Joshua 2:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Ioshua the sonne of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spie secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and also Iericho: and they went, and came into an harlots house, named Rahab, and lodged there.”

Joshua 2:1 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 2:1 in Context — Joshua 2

1 Josué, fils de Nun, fit partir secrètement de Sittim deux espions, en leur disant: Allez, examinez le pays, et en particulier Jéricho. Ils partirent, et ils arrivèrent dans la maison d’une prostituée, qui se nommait Rahab, et ils y couchèrent.

2 On dit au roi de Jéricho: Voici, des hommes d’entre les enfants d’Israël sont arrivés ici, cette nuit, pour explorer le pays.

3 Le roi de Jéricho envoya dire à Rahab: Fais sortir les hommes qui sont venus chez toi, qui sont entrés dans ta maison; car c’est pour explorer tout le pays qu’ils sont venus.

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What Does Joshua 2:1 Mean?

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