Joshua 6:22
New International Version
Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her.”

New Living Translation
Meanwhile, Joshua said to the two spies, “Keep your promise. Go to the prostitute’s house and bring her out, along with all her family.”

English Standard Version
But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.”

Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”

King James Bible
But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

New King James Version
But Joshua had said to the two men who had spied out the country, “Go into the harlot’s house, and from there bring out the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.”

New American Standard Bible
And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, just as you have sworn to her.”

NASB 1995
Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the harlot’s house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, as you have sworn to her.”

NASB 1977
And Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the harlot’s house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, as you have sworn to her.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Now to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the harlot’s house and bring the woman and all she has out of there, as you have sworn to her.”

Amplified Bible
But Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring the woman and all that she has out of there, as you have sworn to her.”

Christian Standard Bible
Joshua said to the two men who had scouted the land, “Go to the prostitute’s house and bring the woman out of there, and all who are with her, just as you swore to her.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joshua said to the two men who had scouted the land, “Go to the prostitute’s house and bring the woman out of there, and all who are with her, just as you promised her.”

American Standard Version
And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

English Revised Version
And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Joshua said to the two spies, "Go to the prostitute's house. Bring the woman out, along with everything she has, as you swore you would do for her."

Good News Translation
Joshua then told the two men who had served as spies, "Go into the prostitute's house, and bring her and her family out, as you promised her."

International Standard Version
Joshua told the two men who had scouted the land, "Go into the prostitute's home and bring her out of it, along with everyone who is with her, just as you promised her."

Majority Standard Bible
Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, ?Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.?

NET Bible
Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land, "Enter the prostitute's house and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her."

New Heart English Bible
And Joshua said to the two young 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."

Webster's Bible Translation
But Joshua had said to the two men that spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye swore to her.

World English Bible
Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman and all that she has out from there, as you swore to her.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Joshua said to the two men who are spying out the land, “Go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out the woman from there, and all whom she has, as you have sworn to her.”

Young's Literal Translation
And to the two men who are spying the land Joshua said, 'Go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out thence the woman, and all whom she hath, as ye have sworn to her.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And to the two men spying the land Joshua said, Go in to the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring forth from thence the woman and all which is to her, as ye sware to her.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Josue said to the two men that had been sent for spies: Go into the harlot's house, and bring her out, and all things that are hers, as you assured her by oath.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But Joshua said to the two men who had been sent to explore, “Enter the house of the harlot woman, and bring her out, and all the things that are hers, just as you assured her by oath.”

New American Bible
To the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring out the woman with all her family, as you swore to her you would do.”

New Revised Standard Version
Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house, and bring the woman out of it and all who belong to her, as you swore to her.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But Joshua said to the two men who had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out from there the woman and all that she has, as you swore to her.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yeshua said to those two men who spied out the land: “Enter the house of that harlot woman and send her out from there, the woman and everything that she has, just as you swore to her”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Joshua said unto the two men that had spied out the land: 'Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye swore unto her.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Joshua said to the two young men who had acted a spies, Go into the house of the woman, and bring her out thence, and all that she has.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Walls of Jericho
21At the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys. 22Meanwhile, Joshua told the two men who had spied out the land, “Go into the house of the prostitute and bring out the woman and all who are with her, just as you promised her.” 23So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother and brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and settled them outside the camp of Israel.…

Cross References
Hebrews 11:31
By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.

James 2:25
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

Matthew 1:5
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

Luke 7:50
And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Acts 16:31
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast.

1 Corinthians 1:27-29
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence.

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Genesis 19:12-17
Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, / because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.” / So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. ...

Exodus 12:23
When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

Numbers 25:1-3
While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab, / who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods. / So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.

Deuteronomy 7:2
and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.

Judges 2:2
and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?


Treasury of Scripture

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

Joshua

Joshua 6:17
And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.

Joshua 2:1
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.

as ye sware unto her

Joshua 2:12-14,17-20
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: …

Joshua 9:15,18-20
And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them…

2 Samuel 21:2,7
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.) …

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Joshua 6
1. Jericho is shut up
2. God instructs Joshua how to beseige it
12. The city is composed
17. It is accursed
20. The walls fall down
22. Rahab is saved
26. The builder of Jericho is cursed














But Joshua had said
This phrase introduces the authority of Joshua, the leader of the Israelites after Moses. The Hebrew root for "Joshua" is "Yehoshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." Joshua's leadership is divinely appointed, and his words carry the weight of God's command. Historically, Joshua is a type of Christ, leading his people into the Promised Land, symbolizing spiritual victory and fulfillment of God's promises.

to the two men
These two men were the spies sent by Joshua to scout Jericho (Joshua 2:1). Their mission was crucial in the unfolding of God's plan for Israel's conquest of Canaan. The number two often signifies witness and testimony in Scripture, emphasizing the importance of their role in confirming God's promise to deliver Jericho into Israel's hands.

who had spied out the land
The act of spying out the land was a strategic move, demonstrating the balance between divine guidance and human responsibility. The Hebrew word for "spied" is "ragal," which can also mean to explore or search out. This reflects the diligence required in discerning God's will and the importance of preparation in spiritual warfare.

Go into the house of the prostitute
Rahab's house was a place of refuge for the spies. The mention of her profession highlights God's grace and redemption. In Hebrew, "prostitute" is "zonah," which can also mean innkeeper, suggesting her role in providing shelter. Rahab's faith and actions led to her inclusion in the lineage of Christ (Matthew 1:5), illustrating God's ability to use anyone for His purposes.

and bring out the woman
This command underscores the theme of salvation and deliverance. The Hebrew word for "bring out" is "yatsa," meaning to lead forth or deliver. Rahab's deliverance is a foreshadowing of the salvation offered through Christ, who brings us out of sin and into new life.

and all who are with her
Rahab's family was saved because of her faith and obedience. This phrase emphasizes the communal aspect of salvation, where one's faith can impact others. It reflects the biblical principle of household salvation, seen in Acts 16:31, where the faith of one can lead to the blessing of many.

because of the oath you swore to her
The oath represents a covenant, a binding promise that reflects God's faithfulness. The Hebrew word for "oath" is "shevuah," which signifies a solemn vow. This highlights the importance of integrity and keeping one's word, mirroring God's unchanging nature and His covenantal promises to His people. The fulfillment of this oath demonstrates God's justice and mercy, as He honors the faith of Rahab and the commitment of the spies.

Verse 22. - Had said. Here we have an instance of the use of the perfect as a pluperfect. We can hardly suppose, as Keil observes, that Joshua gave these orders in the midst of the turmoil and confusion attendant on the sack of the city (see above, Joshua 1:11; Joshua 2:1). Go into the harlot's house. The preservation of Rahab's house must have been a part of the miracle, since it was upon the city wall (cf. Hebrews 11:30, 31).

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

told
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the two
וְלִשְׁנַ֨יִם (wə·liš·na·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

men
הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

who had spied out
הַֽמְרַגְּלִ֤ים (ham·rag·gə·lîm)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about

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

“Go into
בֹּ֖אוּ (bō·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

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

of the prostitute
הַזּוֹנָ֑ה (haz·zō·w·nāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry

and bring out
וְהוֹצִ֨יאוּ (wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

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

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who are with her,
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

just as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you promised her.”
נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּ֖ם (niš·ba‘·tem)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear


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