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:
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4 additional translationsAnd 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:
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.
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 are ;
And the woman had taken and concealed the two men; and she said, Yes, the men did come unto me, but I knew not whence they were;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period