Joshua 2:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.”
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“But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the woman taketh the two men, and hideth them, and saith thus: `The men came in unto me, and I have not known whence they <FI>are<Fi> ;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 2:4 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:19The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
- Joshua 6:17Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.
- Joshua 6:25And Joshua spared Rahab the prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent to spy out Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
- 2 Samuel 16:18“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
- 2 Samuel 17:19Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
- 2 Samuel 17:20When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 6:19And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
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