Joshua 2:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙
(vai·ye·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the hill country,הָהָ֔רָה
(ha·ha·rah,)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
and remainedוַיֵּ֤שְׁבוּ
(vai·ye·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
thereשָׁם֙
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
daysיָמִ֔ים
(ya·mim,)
3117: daya prim. root
untilעַד־
(ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֑ים
(ha·ro·de·fim;)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
returned.שָׁ֖בוּ
(sha·vu)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
Now the pursuersהָרֹדְפִ֛ים
(ha·ro·de·fim)
7291: to pursue, chase, persecutea prim. root
had soughtוַיְבַקְשׁ֧וּ
(vay·vak·shu)
1245: to seeka prim. root
[them] allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
along the road,הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ
(had·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
but had not foundמָצָֽאוּ׃
(ma·tza·'u.)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
[them]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And they went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto the mountain
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
and abode
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
there three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
until the pursuers
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
were returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
and the pursuers
radaph  (raw-daf')
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by) -- chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
sought
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
them throughout all the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
but found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
them not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They departed and came to the hill country, and remained there for three days until the pursuers returned. Now the pursuers had sought them all along the road, but had not found them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the two men went into the hill country and stayed there three days until the pursuers had returned. They searched all along the way, but did not find them.

International Standard Version
The scouts left for the hill country and remained there for three days until the search party returned. The search party searched the entire road, but was unable to find them.

NET Bible
They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The men went to the mountains and stayed there for three days until the king's men returned to Jericho. The king's men had searched for them all along the road but had not found them.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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