Joshua 2:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when it was the time for shutting the doors at dark, they went out; I have no idea where the men went: but if you go after them quickly, you will overtake them.

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  • Josh 2:7 : 7 So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.
  • Neh 13:19 : 19 And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.
  • Isa 60:11 : 11 Your doors will be open at all times; they will not be shut day or night; so that men may come into you with the wealth of the nations, with their kings at their head.
  • Jer 50:20 : 20 In those days and in that time, says the Lord, when the evil-doing of Israel is looked for, there will be nothing; and in Judah no sins will be seen: for I will have forgiveness for those whom I will keep safe.
  • Ezek 47:1-2 : 1 And he took me back to the door of the house; and I saw that waters were flowing out from under the doorstep of the house on the east, for the house was facing east: and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south side of the altar. 2 And he took me out by the north doorway, and made me go round to the outside of the doorway looking to the east; and I saw waters running slowly out on the south side.
  • Ezek 47:12 : 12 And by the edge of the river, on this side and on that, will come up every tree used for food, whose leaves will ever be green and its fruit will not come to an end: it will have new fruit every month, because its waters come out from the holy place: the fruit will be for food and the leaf will make well those who are ill.
  • Rom 3:7-8 : 7 But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner? 8 Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.
  • Rev 21:25 : 25 And the doors of it will never be shut by day (for there is no night there):

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 2:6-8
    3 verses
    84%

    6But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.

    7So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.

    8And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,

  • Josh 2:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.

    3Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Send out the men who have come to you and are in your house; for they have come with the purpose of searching out all the land.

    4And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;

  • Josh 2:14-18
    5 verses
    80%

    14And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

    15Then she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.

    16And she said to them, Get away into the hill-country, or the men who have gone after you will overtake you; keep yourselves safe there for three days, till the searchers have come back, and then go on your way.

    17And the men said to her, We will only be responsible for this oath which you have made us take,

    18If, when we come into the land, you put this cord of bright red thread in the window from which you let us down; and get your father and mother and your brothers and all your family into the house;

  • Josh 2:21-23
    3 verses
    77%

    21And she said, Let it be as you say. Then she sent them away, and they went; and she put the bright red cord in the window.

    22And they went into the hill-country and were there three days, till the men who had gone after them had come back; and those who went after them were searching for them everywhere without coming across them.

    23Then the two men came down from the hill-country and went over and came back to Joshua, the son of Nun; and they gave him a complete account of what had taken place.

  • Judg 19:22-23
    2 verses
    74%

    22While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take our pleasure with him.

    23So the man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said, No, my brothers, do not this evil thing; this man has come into my house, and you are not to do him this wrong.

  • Judg 19:25-28
    4 verses
    74%

    25But the men would not give ear to him: so the man took his woman and sent her out to them; and they took her by force, using her for their pleasure all night till the morning; and when dawn came they let her go.

    26Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.

    27In the morning her master got up, and opening the door of the house went out to go on his way; and he saw his servant-wife stretched on the earth at the door of the house with her hands on the step.

    28And he said to her, Get up and let us be going; but there was no answer; so he took her up and put her on the ass, and went on his way and came to his house.

  • Judg 19:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.

    15And they went off the road there with the purpose of stopping for the night in Gibeah: and he went in, seating himself in the street of the town, for no one took them into his house for the night.

  • Judg 9:32
    72%

    32So now, get up by night, you and your people, and keep watch in the field secretly;

  • Gen 19:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5And crying out to Lot, they said, Where are the men who came to your house this night? Send them out to us, so that we may take our pleasure with them.

    6And Lot went out to them in the doorway, shutting the door after him.

  • Gen 19:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10But the men put out their hands and took Lot into the house to them, shutting the door again.

    11But the men who were outside the door they made blind, all of them, small and great, so that they were tired out with looking for the door.

  • Judg 19:9
    71%

    9And when they got up to go away, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, Now evening is coming on, so do not go tonight; see, the day is almost gone; take your rest here and let your heart be glad, and tomorrow early, go on your way back to your house.

  • Ruth 3:14
    71%

    14And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.

  • Prov 7:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,

    9At nightfall, in the evening of the day, in the black dark of the night.

  • Judg 19:11
    70%

    11When they got near Jebus the day was far gone; and the servant said to his master, Now let us go from our road into this town of the Jebusites and take our night's rest there.

  • Gen 39:13
    70%

    13And when she saw that he had got away, letting her keep his coat,

  • Gen 39:18
    70%

    18And when I gave a loud cry he went running out without his coat.

  • Neh 2:15
    70%

    15Then in the night, I went up by the stream, viewing the wall; then turning back, I went in by the door in the valley, and so came back.

  • Josh 8:5
    70%

    5And I and all the people with me will come near the town, and when they come out against us as they did before, we will go in flight from them;

  • Gen 39:15
    70%

    15And hearing it he went running out without his coat.

  • 2 Sam 17:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19And a woman put a cover over the hole, and put crushed grain on top of it, and no one had any knowledge of it.

    20And Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house and said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone from here to the stream. And after searching for them, and seeing nothing of them, they went back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 2:17
    69%

    17But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.

  • Ruth 3:4
    69%

    4But see to it, when he goes to rest, that you take note of the place where he is sleeping, and go in there, and, uncovering his feet, take your place by him; and he will say what you are to do.

  • Gen 19:2
    69%

    2And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.

  • 2 Sam 2:24
    69%

    24But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

  • Josh 8:17
    69%

    17There was not a man in Ai and Beth-el who did not go out after Israel; and the town was open and unwatched while they went after Israel.

  • Josh 6:22
    69%

    22Then Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to make a search through the land, Go into the house of the loose woman, and get her out, and all who are with her, as you gave her your oath.

  • Judg 1:24
    69%

    24And the watchers saw a man coming out of the town, and said to him, If you will make clear to us the way into the town, we will be kind to you.

  • Judg 20:5
    69%

    5And the townsmen of Gibeah came together against me, going round the house on all sides by night; it was their purpose to put me to death, and my servant-wife was violently used by them and is dead.

  • Gen 37:17
    69%

    17And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

  • Gen 44:4
    69%

    4And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?