Joshua 2:5

but when the gate was shut in the evening, the men went out; I know not whither they are gone: follow after them, if ye may overtake them.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

In Context

4And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,

6But she had brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the flax stalks that were spread by her on the house.

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Cross References

Joshua 2:7And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut.

Ezekiel 47:12And every fruit tree shall grow by the river, even on the bank of it on this side and on that side: they shall not decay upon it, neither shall their fruit fail: they shall bring forth the firstfruit of their early crop, for these their waters come forth of the sanctuary: and their fruit shall be for meat, and their foliage for health.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 2:2-8

The Two Spies and Rahab. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come… Read the whole commentary →

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