Joshua 2:4
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Exodus 1:19 They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skilful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.

2 Samuel 16:18,19 And Chusai answered Absalom: Nay: for I will be his, whom the Lord hath chosen, and all this people, and all Israel, and with him will I abide. . . .

2 Samuel 17:19,20 And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley and so the thing was not known. . . .

2 Kings 6:19 And Eliseus said to them: This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will shew you the man whom you seek. So he led them into Samaria.

Context
Rahab Welcomes the Spies
3And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee, and are entered into thy house: for they are spies, and are come to view all the land. 4And the woman taking the men, hid them, and said: I confess they came to me, but I knew not whence they were:5And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them.…
Cross References
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?

Joshua 2:3
And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying: Bring forth the men that came to thee, and are entered into thy house: for they are spies, and are come to view all the land.

Joshua 2:5
And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them.

2 Samuel 17:19
And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley and so the thing was not known.

Lexicon
But the woman
הָֽאִשָּׁ֛ה (hā·’iš·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

had taken
וַתִּקַּ֧ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

the two
שְׁנֵ֥י (šə·nê)
Number - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

men
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

and hidden them.
וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ (wat·tiṣ·pə·nōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6845: To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk

So she said,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Yes,
כֵּ֗ן (kên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus

the men
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

did come
בָּ֤אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to me,
אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

but I did not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

know
יָדַ֖עְתִּי (yā·ḏa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

where
מֵאַ֥יִן (mê·’a·yin)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 370: Whence?

they had come from.
הֵֽמָּה׃ (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They


Additional Translations
But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.And 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:

And 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:

And the woman took the two men and hid them; and she spoke to the messengers, saying, The men came in to me,

And 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;

And 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:

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:

The 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.

And 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;
Jump to Previous
Concealed Hid Hidden Hideth Idea Secret True. Whence Wist
Jump to Next
Concealed Hid Hidden Hideth Idea Secret True. Whence Wist
Links
Joshua 2:4 NIV
Joshua 2:4 NLT
Joshua 2:4 ESV
Joshua 2:4 NASB
Joshua 2:4 KJV

Joshua 2:4 Bible Apps
Joshua 2:4 Biblia Paralela
Joshua 2:4 Chinese Bible
Joshua 2:4 French Bible
Joshua 2:4 German Bible

Alphabetical: and But came come did from had hidden I know me men not said She taken the them they to two were where woman Yes

OT History: Joshua 2:4 The woman took the two men (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Joshua 2:3
Top of Page
Top of Page