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Joshua 2:3
New English Translation
Joshua 2:3
New English Translation
3 So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab:[a] “Turn over[b] the men who came to you[c]—the ones who came to your house[d]—for they have come to spy on the whole land!”
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- Joshua 2:3 tn Heb “and the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying.”
- Joshua 2:3 tn Heb “bring out.”
- Joshua 2:3 tn The idiom “come to” (בוֹא אֶל, boʾ ʾel) probably has sexual connotations here, as it often does elsewhere when a man “comes to” a woman. If so, the phrase could be translated “your clients.” The instructions reflect Rahab’s perspective as to the identity of the men.
- Joshua 2:3 tn The words “the ones who came to your house” (Heb “who came to your house”) may be a euphemistic scribal addition designed to blur the sexual connotation of the preceding words.
Joshua 2:3
New International Version
Joshua 2:3
New International Version
3 So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab:(A) “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”
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