Joshua 2:24
Modern Translations
New International Version
They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us."

New Living Translation
“The LORD has given us the whole land,” they said, “for all the people in the land are terrified of us.”

English Standard Version
And they said to Joshua, “Truly the LORD has given all the land into our hands. And also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away because of us.”

Berean Study Bible
“The LORD has surely delivered the entire land into our hands,” they said to Joshua. “Indeed, all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of us.”

New American Standard Bible
And they said to Joshua, “The LORD has indeed handed over to us all the land; furthermore, all the inhabitants of the land have despaired because of us.”

NASB 1995
They said to Joshua, "Surely the LORD has given all the land into our hands; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before us."

NASB 1977
And they said to Joshua, “Surely the LORD has given all the land into our hands, and all the inhabitants of the land, moreover, have melted away before us.”

Amplified Bible
They said to Joshua, “Certainly the LORD has given all the land into our hands; for all the inhabitants of the land have melted [in despair] because of us.”

Christian Standard Bible
They told Joshua, “The LORD has handed over the entire land to us. Everyone who lives in the land is also panicking because of us.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They told Joshua, "The LORD has handed over the entire land to us. Everyone who lives in the land is also panicking because of us."

Contemporary English Version
"We're sure the LORD has given us the whole country," they said. "The people there shake with fear every time they think of us."

Good News Translation
and then said, "We are sure that the LORD has given us the whole country. All the people there are terrified of us."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They told Joshua, "The LORD has given us the whole country. The people who live there are deathly afraid of us."

International Standard Version
They reported to Joshua, "The LORD really has given the entire land into our control. The inhabitants of the land have melted away right in front of us!"

NET Bible
They told Joshua, "Surely the LORD is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

New King James Version
And they said to Joshua, “Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands, for indeed all the inhabitants of the country are fainthearted because of us.”

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

New Heart English Bible
They said to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us."

World English Bible
They said to Joshua, "Truly Yahweh has delivered into our hands all the land. Moreover, all the inhabitants of the land melt away before us."

American King James Version
And they said to Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

American Standard Version
And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

A Faithful Version
And they said to Joshua, "Truly the LORD has delivered all the land into our hands, for even all those who live in the country faint because of us."

Darby Bible Translation
And they said to Joshua, Of a surety Jehovah has given the whole land into our hands, and even all the inhabitants of the land faint because of us.

English Revised Version
And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said to Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Also they saide vnto Ioshua, Surely the Lorde hath deliuered into our handes all the lande: for euen all the inhabitants of the countrey faint because of vs.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And they saide vnto Iosuah: Truely the Lorde hath delyuered into our handes all the lande, and all the inhabitauntes of the countrey faint at the presence of vs.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
& they sayde vnto Iosua: The LORDE hath geue vs all the londe in to oure handes, and all they that dwell in the londe, are sore afrayed of vs.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they say to Joshua, “Surely YHWH has given all the land into our hand; and also, all the inhabitants of the land have melted at our presence.”

Young's Literal Translation
and they say unto Joshua, 'Surely Jehovah hath given into our hand all the land; and also, all the inhabitants of the land have melted at our presence.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will say to Joshua that Jehovah gave into our hand all the land; and also all the inhabitants of the land melted from before us.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And said: The Lord hath delivered all this land into our hands, and all the inhabitants thereof are overthrown with fear.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they said, “The Lord has delivered this entire land into our hands, and all its inhabitants have been struck down by fear.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated


Lamsa Bible
And they said to Joshua, The LORD has delivered all the land into our hands; for the inhabitants of the land are afraid of us.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they said unto Joshua: 'Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they said to Joshua, The Lord has delivered all the land into our power, and all the inhabitants of that land tremble because of us.
















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