Joshua 2:22
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days, till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not.

found them not

1 Samuel 19:10-12 And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David fled, and escaped that night. . . .

2 Samuel 17:20 And when Absalom's servants were come into the house, they said to the woman: Where is Achimaas and Jonathan? and the woman answered them: They passed on in haste, after they had tasted a little water. But they that sought them, when they found them not, returned into Jerusalem.

Psalm 32:6,7 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him. . . .

Context
The Promise to Rahab
21And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done: and sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window. 22But they went and came to the mountains, and stayed there three days, till they that pursued them were returned. For having sought them through all the way, they found them not.23And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them,…
Cross References
Joshua 2:21
And she answered: As you have spoken, so be it done: and sending them on their way, she hung the scarlet cord in the window.

Joshua 2:23
And when they were gone back into the city, the spies returned, and came down from the mountain: and passing over the Jordan, they came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them,

Lexicon
So the [spies] went out
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (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

into the hill country
הָהָ֔רָה (hā·hā·rāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

and stayed
וַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there
שָׁם֙ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

three
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

days,
יָמִ֔ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

their pursuers
הָרֹדְפִ֑ים (hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

had returned
שָׁ֖בוּ (šā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

without
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

finding them,
מָצָֽאוּ׃ (mā·ṣā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

having searched
וַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ (way·ḇaq·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after

all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

along the road.
הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action


Additional Translations
So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.And they went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.

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

And they came to the hill-country, and remained there three days; and the pursuers searched all the roads, and found them not.

And they went, and came to the mountain, and remained there three days, until the pursuers had returned; and the pursuers sought them all the way, and found them not.

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

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

They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but didn't find them.

And they go, and come in to the mountain, and abide there three days until the pursuers have turned back; and the pursuers seek in all the way, and have not found.
Jump to Previous
Abide Abode Country Departed Everywhere Hill Hill-Country Hills Mountain Pursuers Road Search Searched Searching Seek Sought Three Throughout Turned Way
Jump to Next
Abide Abode Country Departed Everywhere Hill Hill-Country Hills Mountain Pursuers Road Search Searched Searching Seek Sought Three Throughout Turned Way
Links
Joshua 2:22 NIV
Joshua 2:22 NLT
Joshua 2:22 ESV
Joshua 2:22 NASB
Joshua 2:22 KJV

Joshua 2:22 Bible Apps
Joshua 2:22 Biblia Paralela
Joshua 2:22 Chinese Bible
Joshua 2:22 French Bible
Joshua 2:22 German Bible

Alphabetical: all along and but came country days departed finding for found had hill hills into left not Now pursuers remained returned road searched sought stayed the them there they three to until went When without

OT History: Joshua 2:22 They went and came to the mountain (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Joshua 2:21
Top of Page
Top of Page