Joshua 6:22
in Joshua 6Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
KJV
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot’s house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.
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This verse in Joshua 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThey were best able to do it who knew her and her house, and they were fittest to do it, that it might appear it was for the sake of her kindness to them that she was thus distinguished and had her life given her for a prey. All her kindred were saved with her; like Noah she believed to the saving of her house; and thus faith in Christ brings salvation to the house, Acts xvi.
This site's exposition
Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land
on Joshua 6:22-23
The two men sent in are the two who swore the oath. The terms of 2:12-14 covered her father, mother, brothers and sisters, and verse 23 adds “her whole family”. They are settled “outside the camp of Israel” for the moment, where a foreign household waited before being received.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Let us prepare ourselves for the sacrifice of the lamb.… Nor let us be under the impression that this yearling lamb can be eaten anywhere.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The Lord divided the Jordan that His people might pass through dry-shod. This miracle greatly dispirited the Canaanites, and so prepared the way for an easy triumph for the invading Israelites. You would have naturally expected that the Lord would have bid His people avail themselves immediately of this terror to strike a heavy blow at once, and press on with might and main before the enemy could take a breath and so sweep the land clear of the adversaries in a single campaign. But it was not so.
The Lord divided the Jordan that His people might pass through dry-shod. This miracle greatly dispirited the Canaanites, and so prepared the way for an easy triumph for the invading Israelites. You would have naturally expected that the Lord would have bid His people avail themselves immediately of this terror to strike a heavy blow at once, and press on with might and main before the enemy could take a breath and so sweep the land clear of the adversaries in a single campaign. But it was not so. Instead of immediate activity, the children of Israel pitched their tents at Gilgal and there tarried for a considerable season. For God is in no hurry. His purposes can be accomplished without haste, and though He would have us redeem the time because our days are evil, yet in His eternity He can afford to wait and by His wisdom He so orders His delays that they prove to be far better than our hurries. Why were the people to delay? That they might be obedient to commands which had been forgotten. In the desert, for many reasons, circumcision and the Passover had been neglected. They were not visited with any chastisement on account of this neglect, for the Lord considered their position and condition, and winked at their error. But before He would use them He would have them fully obedient to His will. It cannot be expected that God should tolerate disobedient servants, and therefore they must stay awhile, till they had been attentive to the two great precepts of the Mosaic Covenant. Dear Friends, let us pause and ask ourselves, as Believers, whether we have been in all respects conscientiously attentive to our Master's commands. If not, we may not expect Him to send a blessing to the Church or to the world through us, until first of all we have yielded our willing obedience to that which He has prescribed for us.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִם | velishnayim | and to two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים | haanashim | the men | H582 → | 566 times |
| הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤ים | hamragelim | who had spied out | H7270 → | 25 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בֹּ֖אוּ | bou | go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאִשָּׁ֣ה | haishah | the woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| הַזּוֹנָ֑ה | hazonah | the prostitute | H2181 → | 94 times |
| וְהוֹצִ֨יאוּ | vehotziu | and bring out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מִשָּׁ֤ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ | haishah | the woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | [one] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לָ֔הּ | lah | [belongs] to <the> her | ||
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖ם | nishba'tem | you swore | H7650 → | 186 times |
| לָֽהּ׃ | lah | to <the> her |
וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִםand to two
velishnayimH8147 →768 times
הָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםthe men
haanashimH582 →566 times
הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤יםwho had spied out
hamragelimH7270 →25 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
אָמַ֣רhe said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
בֹּ֖אוּgo
bouH935 →2568 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
הָאִשָּׁ֣הthe woman
haishahH802 →781 times
הַזּוֹנָ֑הthe prostitute
hazonahH2181 →94 times
וְהוֹצִ֨יאוּand bring out
vehotziuH3318 →1067 times
מִשָּׁ֤םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙the woman
haishahH802 →781 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־[one] who
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לָ֔הּ[belongs] to <the> her
lah
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖םyou swore
nishba'temH7650 →186 times
לָֽהּ׃to <the> her
lah
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 11:31By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.
it leads to
- James 2:25
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 6:22–25
Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised…
- Matthew 1:5
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
- James 2:25
Through
Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
it leads to
- Judges 11:35
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given…
- Matthew 5:33
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
- Psalms 101:6
My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
- Judges 11:35
Through
Ezekiel 17:13He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:13
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 36:13
Through
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…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 20:17
For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,
- Deuteronomy 20:17
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 795: “Joshua's Vision” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jerome, HOMILY ON THE EXODUS 91; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.