Joshua 2:4 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 2:4

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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:

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

John Cassian

CONFERENCE 17.17.1-2 (435)

This was the case with Rahab. Scripture not only recalls nothing virtuous about her but even speaks of her immorality. Yet for her lie alone, whereby she chose to conceal the spies rather than betray them, she deserved to share an eternal blessing with the people of God.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

And this is justly mentioned as a great and generous act of faith, Heb. xi, 31, for she apparently ventured her life upon a steadfast persuasion of the truth of God's word and promise given to the Israelites. Whence they were - Her answer contained in these and the following words, was false, and therefore unquestionably sinful; tho' her intention was good therein.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּקַּ֧ח	va.ti.Kach	and she took	H3947 →
הָֽאִשָּׁ֛ה	ha.'i.Shah	the woman	H802 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁנֵ֥י	she.Nei	[the] two	H8147 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ	va.titz.pe.No	and she hid him	H6845 →
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
כֵּ֗ן	Ken	right	H3651 →
בָּ֤אוּ	Ba.'u	they came	H935 →
אֵלַי֙	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָדַ֖עְתִּי	ya.Da'.ti	I knew	H3045 →
מֵאַ֥יִן	me.'A.yin	from where	H370 →
הֵֽמָּה׃	He.mah	[were] they	H1992 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 1:19
The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
leads to
- Joshua 2:4–24
  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.
- 2 Samuel 17:19–20
  Then 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.
- 1 Samuel 21:2
  “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a…
Through
2 Kings 6:19
And 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.
leads to
- Mark 8:34
  Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- Luke 24:16
  But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
- Luke 9:23
  Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
- Matthew 16:24
  Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
- 2 Samuel 16:18–19
  “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.