Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had searched all along the road and returned without finding them. New Living Translation The spies went up into the hill country and stayed there three days. The men who were chasing them searched everywhere along the road, but they finally returned without success. English Standard Version They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing. Berean Standard Bible So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road. King James Bible And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. New King James Version They departed and went to the mountain, and stayed there three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but did not find them. New American Standard Bible So they departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days, until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had searched for them all along the road, but had not found them. NASB 1995 They departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had sought them all along the road, but had not found them. NASB 1977 And they departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had sought them all along the road, but had not found them. Legacy Standard Bible And they went and came to the hill country and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had sought them all along the road but had not found them. Amplified Bible They left and went [on their way] to the hill country [west of Jericho], and stayed there [hidden in the caves] three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had searched all along the road but had not found them. Christian Standard Bible So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them. American Standard Version And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. Contemporary English Version The spies hid in the hills for three days while the king's soldiers looked for them along the roads. As soon as the soldiers gave up and returned to Jericho, English Revised Version And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. GOD'S WORD® Translation The men went to the mountains and stayed there for three days until the king's men returned to Jericho. The king's men had searched for them all along the road but had not found them. Good News Translation The spies went into the hills and hid. The king's men looked for them all over the countryside for three days, but they did not find them, so they returned to Jericho. International Standard Version The scouts left for the hill country and remained there for three days until the search party returned. The search party searched the entire road, but was unable to find them. Majority Standard Bible So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road. NET Bible They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them. New Heart English Bible They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but did not find them. Webster's Bible Translation And they went, and came to the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers had returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. World English Bible They went and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them all along the way, but didn’t find them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they go, and come to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back; and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found. Young's Literal Translation And they go, and come in to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back; and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found. Smith's Literal Translation And they will go, and will come to the mountain, and will dwell there three days till they pursuing turned back: and they pursuing will seek in all the way, and they found not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not. Catholic Public Domain Version And truly, walking on, they arrived at the mountains, and they stayed there for three days, until those who had been pursuing them returned. For having sought them along the entire way, they did not find them. New American Bible They went up into the hill country, where they stayed three days until their pursuers, who had sought them all along the road without finding them, returned. New Revised Standard Version They departed and went into the hill country and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned. The pursuers had searched all along the way and found nothing. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they went to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, and when they failed to find them, they returned. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they went to the mountain and they stayed there three days until those who had gone after them returned, and those who had gone after them searched for them on every road, and when they did not find them, they themselves returned OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Promise to Rahab…21“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window. 22 So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road. 23Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.… Cross References Hebrews 11:31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. 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? Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 1 Samuel 19:11-12 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. Acts 9:25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall. 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. / But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp. Exodus 2:15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well. 1 Kings 17:3 “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. 1 Kings 19:3-4 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, / while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.” Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah Psalm 91:1-2 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. / I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 121:7-8 The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. / The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore. Isaiah 26:20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed. Isaiah 32:2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land. Jeremiah 36:19 Then the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.” Treasury of Scripture And they went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. found them not 1 Samuel 19:10-12 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night… 2 Samuel 17:20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. Psalm 32:6,7 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him… Jump to Previous Abide Abode Country Departed Everywhere Hill Hill-Country Hills Mountain Pursuers Road Search Searched Searching Seek Sought Three Throughout Turned WayJump to Next Abide Abode Country Departed Everywhere Hill Hill-Country Hills Mountain Pursuers Road Search Searched Searching Seek Sought Three Throughout Turned WayJoshua 2 1. Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim8. The covenant between her and them 23. Their return and description of events So the spies went out The Hebrew word for "spies" is "רַגְּלִים" (raglim), which literally means "footmen" or "those who walk." This term emphasizes their role as scouts or explorers, tasked with gathering intelligence. In the broader biblical narrative, spies often symbolize the need for discernment and wisdom in the face of uncertainty. Their mission was not just a physical journey but a spiritual one, testing their faith and reliance on God's guidance. and came to the hill country and stayed there three days until the pursuers had returned The pursuers searched all along the road but did not find them Hebrew So the [spies] went outוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go into the hill country הָהָ֔רָה (hā·hā·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country and stayed וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there שָׁם֙ (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither three שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice days, יָמִ֔ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while their pursuers הָרֹדְפִ֑ים (hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute had returned שָׁ֖בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again without וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no finding them, מָצָֽאוּ׃ (mā·ṣā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present having searched וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ (way·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every along the road. הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Links Joshua 2:22 NIVJoshua 2:22 NLT Joshua 2:22 ESV Joshua 2:22 NASB Joshua 2:22 KJV Joshua 2:22 BibleApps.com Joshua 2:22 Biblia Paralela Joshua 2:22 Chinese Bible Joshua 2:22 French Bible Joshua 2:22 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 2:22 They went and came to the mountain (Josh. 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