Joshua 2:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”
Joshua 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 2:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.”
Joshua 2:7 — World English Bible
Joshua 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. ”
Joshua 2:7 — American Standard Version
Joshua 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards, when the pursuers have gone out after them.”
Joshua 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan, to the fords; and when they who pursued after them had gone out, they closed the gate. ”
Joshua 2:7 — Darby Translation
Joshua 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And certaine men pursued after them, the way to Iorden, vnto the foordes, and as soone as they which pursued after them, were gone out, they shut the gate.”
Joshua 2:7 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 2:7 in Context — Joshua 2
5 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.
6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
9 And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
What Does Joshua 2:7 Mean?
Joshua 2:7 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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