Joshua 2:1
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And Joshua, the son of Nun, sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land, and the city of Jericho. They went, and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged with her.

sent.

Numbers 25:1 And Israel at that time abode in Settim, and the people committed fornication with the daughters of Moab,

Numbers 33:49 And there they camped from Bethsimoth even to Ablesatim in the plains of the Moabites,

to spy secretly

Numbers 13:2,17-21 Send men to view the land of Chanaan, which I will give to the children of Israel, one of every tribe, of the rulers. . . .

Joshua 18:2,14,17 But there remained seven tribes of the children of Israel, which as yet had not received their possessions. . . .

Matthew 10:16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

Ephesians 5:5 For know you this and understand: That no fornicator or unclean or covetous person (which is a serving of idols) hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

even Jericho

Joshua 5:10 And the children of Israel abode in Galgal, and they kept the phase, on the fourteenth day of the month at evening, in the plains of Jericho:

Joshua 6:1-24 Now Jericho was close shut up and fenced, for fear of the children of Israel, and no man durst go out or come in. . . .

Joshua 6:17,25 And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab, the harlot, live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent. . . .

Matthew 1:5 And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse.

Rachab

Joshua 21:31 And Helcath, and Rohob, with their suburbs, four cities.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with the unbelievers, receiving the spies with peace.

James 2:25 And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers and sending them out another way?

lodged [heb] lay

Context
Rahab Welcomes the Spies
1And Joshua, the son of Nun, sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land, and the city of Jericho. They went, and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged with her.2And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.…
Cross References
Hebrews 11:31
By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with the unbelievers, receiving the spies with peace.

James 2:25
And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers and sending them out another way?

Numbers 25:1
And Israel at that time abode in Settim, and the people committed fornication with the daughters of Moab,

Joshua 1:18
He that shall gainsay thy mouth, and not obey all thy words, that thou shalt command him, let him die: only take thou courage, and do manfully.

Joshua 2:2
And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.

Joshua 3:1
And Joshua rose before daylight, and removed the camp: and they departed from Setim, and came to the Jordan: he, and all the children of Israel, and they abode there for three days.

Micah 6:5
O my people, remember, I pray thee, what Balach, the king of Moab, purposed: and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him, from Setim to Galgal, that thou mightest know the justice of the Lord.

Lexicon
Then Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ־ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘-)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

son
בִּן־ (bin-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Nun
נ֠וּן (nūn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5126: Nun -- father of Joshua

secretly
חֶ֣רֶשׁ (ḥe·reš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2791: Magical craft, silence

sent
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out

two
שְׁנַֽיִם־ (šə·na·yim-)
Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

spies
מְרַגְּלִים֙ (mə·rag·gə·lîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about

from
מִֽן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

Acacia Grove,
הַשִּׁטִּ֞ים (haš·šiṭ·ṭîm)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7851: Shittim -- a place East of the Jordan, also a wadi perhaps West of Jerusalem

saying,
לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Go,
לְכ֛וּ (lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

inspect
רְא֥וּ (rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the land,
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

especially Jericho.”
יְרִיח֑וֹ (yə·rî·ḥōw)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua

So they went
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

and entered
וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of a prostitute
זוֹנָ֛ה (zō·w·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

named
וּשְׁמָ֥הּ (ū·šə·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Rahab
רָחָ֖ב (rā·ḥāḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7343: Rahab -- a harlot in Jericho

and stayed
וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־ (way·yiš·kə·ḇū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

there.
שָֽׁמָּה׃ (šām·māh)
Adverb | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither


Additional Translations
Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Acacia Grove, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go, view the land, and Jericho. And they went and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy the land, saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name was Raab, and lodged there.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two spies secretly, saying, Go, see the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into a harlot's house, named Rahab, and they lay down there.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men as spies secretly, saying, Go view the land, and Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of an harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.

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.

Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, "Go, view the land, including Jericho." They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab, and slept there.

And Joshua son of Nun sendeth from Shittim, two men, spies, silently, saying, 'Go, see the land -- and Jericho;' and they go and come into the house of a woman, a harlot, and her name is Rahab, and they lie down there.
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