Joshua 2:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H582} pursued{H7291} after{H310} them the way{H1870} to the Jordan{H3383} unto the fords:{H4569} and as soon as they that pursued{H7291} after{H310} them were gone out,{H3318} they shut{H5462} the gate.{H8179}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H582} pursued{H7291}{(H8804)} after{H310} them the way{H1870} to Jordan{H3383} unto the fords{H4569}: and as soon as they which pursued{H7291}{(H8802)} after{H310} them were gone out{H3318}{(H8804)}, they shut{H5462}{(H8804)} the gate{H8179}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    How beit the men folowed after them in ye waye towarde Iordane, euen vnto the ferye: and whan they that folowed vpon them were gone forth, the gate was shut.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the men pursued after them the way to Iordane vnto the fourdes: and assoone as they whiche pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The men pursued after them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 3:28 : 28 And he said to them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over.
  • Judg 12:5 : 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it happened, that when those Ephraimites who had escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No;
  • Acts 5:23 : 23 Saying, We found the prison truly shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.
  • Josh 2:5 : 5 And it came to pass about the time of closing the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I do not know: pursue after them quickly; for you shall overtake them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Josh 2:1-6
    6 verses
    84%

    1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went and entered a prostitute's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

    2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country.

    3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house: for they have come to search out all the country.

    4 And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I did not know where they were from:

    5 And it came to pass about the time of closing the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I do not know: pursue after them quickly; for you 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.

  • Josh 2:14-18
    5 verses
    79%

    14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you do not reveal this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

    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 return: and afterward you may go your way.

    17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.

    18 Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home unto you.

  • Josh 2:8
    78%

    8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

  • Josh 2:21-23
    3 verses
    77%

    21 And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

    22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

    23 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:

  • Gen 19:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 But the men reached out their hands, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.

    11 And they struck the men at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they tired themselves trying to find the door.

  • Gen 19:6
    73%

    6 And Lot went out to them at the door, and shut the door after him.

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    71%

    11 And he called the gatekeepers; and they told it to the king's house within.

  • 2 Kgs 4:5
    71%

    5 So she went from him, and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

  • Judg 3:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the chamber upon him, and locked them.

    24 When he had gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that the doors of the chamber were locked, they said, Surely he is covering his feet in his summer chamber.

  • Josh 6:1
    70%

    1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

  • Judg 3:28
    70%

    28 And he said to them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over.

  • Josh 6:22
    70%

    22 But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the land, Go into the prostitute's house, and bring out from there the woman, and all that she has, as you swore to her.

  • Gen 7:16
    70%

    16 And those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

  • Neh 7:3
    69%

    3 And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they are standing by, let them shut and bar the doors: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one opposite his house.

  • Ezek 44:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 Then he brought me back by way of the gate of the outer sanctuary, which faces east; and it was shut.

    2 Then the LORD said to me, This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it, therefore it shall be shut.

  • Neh 3:6
    69%

    6 Moreover the old gate was repaired by Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid its beams, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.

  • 2 Kgs 4:21
    69%

    21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.

  • Josh 8:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

    17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel; and they left the city open and pursued after Israel.

  • Judg 9:51
    68%

    51 But within the city was a strong tower, and all the men and women, all the inhabitants of the city, fled there, shut themselves in, and went up to the top of the tower.

  • Judg 12:5
    68%

    5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it happened, that when those Ephraimites who had escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No;

  • Judg 1:25
    68%

    25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.

  • 2 Sam 13:17
    68%

    17 Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, Put this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

  • 2 Kgs 4:33
    68%

    33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them two, and prayed to the LORD.

  • Judg 8:4
    68%

    4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and crossed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

  • Josh 8:6
    68%

    6 (For they will come out after us) until we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first; therefore we will flee before them.