Joshua 2:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the two men came down from the hill country, crossed over, and went to Joshua son of Nun. They reported to him all that had happened to them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to hua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then the two{H8147} men{H582} returned,{H7725} and descended{H3381} from the mountain,{H2022} and passed over,{H5674} and came{H935} to Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun;{H5126} and they told{H5608} him all that had befallen{H4672} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    So the two{H8147} men{H582} returned{H7725}{(H8799)}, and descended{H3381}{(H8799)} from the mountain{H2022}, and passed over{H5674}{(H8799)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} to Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126}, and told{H5608}{(H8762)} him all things that befell{H4672}{(H8802)} them:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    So the two men turned agayne, and departed from the mountaynes, and passed ouer (Iordane) and came to Iosua the sonne of Nun, and tolde him euery thinge, as they had founde it,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and tolde him all things that came vnto them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Iosuah the sonne of Nun, and tolde him all that came vnto them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all [things] that befell them:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had happened to them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the two men turn back, and come down from the hill, and pass over, and come in unto Joshua son of Nun, and recount to him all that hath come upon them;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had happened to them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the two men returned– they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 22 They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the road but did not find them.

  • 24 They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear because of us."

  • Josh 2:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two men as spies from Shittim, saying, "Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho." They went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

    2 Soon the king of Jericho was told, "Some men from the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land."

  • Josh 18:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 The men set out, and as they went, Joshua directed those going to map the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, write a description of it, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."

    9 So the men went and surveyed the land. They wrote a description of it by its towns in seven divisions and brought the report back to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.

  • Deut 1:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 They set out and went up into the hill country, and they came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.

    25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good.'

  • 16 She said to them, "Go to the hill country so the pursuers won’t find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they return, and then go on your way."

  • 15 Then Joshua, along with all Israel, returned to the camp at Gilgal.

  • Josh 3:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

    2 At the end of three days, the officers went throughout the camp,

  • 22 But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, 'Go to the house of the prostitute and bring her out, along with everyone who belongs to her, just as you swore to her.'

  • Josh 2:7-10
    4 verses
    72%

    7 The pursuers set out along the road toward the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left, the city gate was shut.

    8 Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up to the roof

    9 and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

    10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

  • 43 Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

  • Num 13:25-27
    3 verses
    71%

    25 At the end of forty days, they returned from exploring the land.

    26 They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire assembly of the Israelites at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran. There they reported to them and showed them the fruit of the land.

    27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit.

  • 6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”

  • 24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

  • 29 When they came to Jacob, their father, in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them.

  • 28 He said to them, 'Follow me, for the Lord has given your enemies, the Moabites, into your hands.' So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

  • 6 So Joshua blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.

  • Josh 2:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they were from.

    5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, the men left, and I don’t know where they went. Pursue them quickly, and you might catch up with them!"

  • 2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven to the east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and scout out the land." So the men went up and explored Ai.

  • 22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

  • 38 But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, survived.

  • 38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it.

  • 19 Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

  • 24 When they brought out these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the warriors who had gone with him, 'Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.' So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

  • 22 The others came out from the city to meet them, so the men of Ai were surrounded by the Israelites, some on one side and some on the other. They struck them down until no survivors or fugitives were left.

  • 14 So they passed on and continued their journey. The sun set as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.

  • 6 The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, 'You know the word the LORD spoke to Moses, the man of God, about you and me in Kadesh Barnea.'

  • 29 Abner and his men marched through the Arabah all that night. They crossed the Jordan, traveled through the Bithron, and arrived at Mahanaim.

  • 13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

  • 8 So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and we turned from the road through the Arabah, bypassing Elath and Ezion-geber. Then we moved on and journeyed along the wilderness road of Moab.

  • 12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

  • 14 They were talking with each other about all the things that had happened.

  • 21 So they went up and explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

  • 12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

  • 23 They took the things from the tent, brought them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and spread them out before the Lord.

  • 1 When all the kings of the Amorites west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan to allow the Israelites to cross, their hearts melted, and they lost all courage because of the Israelites.