Joshua 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.”
Joshua 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She said to them, “Go to the mountain, lest the pursuers find you. Hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned. Afterward, you may go your way.””
Joshua 2:16 — World English Bible
Joshua 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. ”
Joshua 2:16 — American Standard Version
Joshua 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and she saith to them, `To the mountain go, lest the pursuers come upon you; and ye have been hidden there three days till the turning back of the pursuers, and afterwards ye go on your way.'”
Joshua 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And she said to them, Go to the mountain, that the pursuers may not meet with you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers have returned; and afterwards go your way. ”
Joshua 2:16 — Darby Translation
Joshua 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And she said vnto them, Goe you into the mountaine, least the pursuers meete with you, and hide your selues there three dayes, vntill the pursuers be returned: then afterwarde may yee goe your way.”
Joshua 2:16 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 2:16 in Context — Joshua 2
14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.
15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.
17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
What Does Joshua 2:16 Mean?
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