4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not whence they were:


In Context

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

2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel, to search out the country.

3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that have come to thee, who have entered into thy 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 to me, but I knew not whence they were:

5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went, I know not: pursue after them quickly; for ye will 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.

Joshua 2:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were: ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:4But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman had taken and concealed the two men; and she said, Yes, the men did come unto me, but I knew not whence they were;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, |Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they came from.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman taketh the two men, and hideth them, and saith thus: 'The men came in unto me, and I have not known whence they are;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not from where they were: