Verse List for JOS 2:2

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OET (OET-RV) However, someone told Yeriho’s king, “Listen, some Israeli men arrived here tonight to check out our land.”

OET-LV And_it _was _told to_the _king _of Yərīḩō to_say HERE men they _have _come hither the_night from_(the)_sons of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_spy _out DOM the_earth/land.

ULT And it was said to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel to search out the land.”

UST Someone told the king of Jericho, “Be careful! Some Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on our land!”

BSB & MSB And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”

OEB The king of Jericho was told that some men of Israel had come that night to find out about the country,

WEBBE & WMBB The king of Jericho was told, “Behold,[fn] men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land.”

NET The king of Jericho received this report: “Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”

LSV And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come in here tonight, from the sons of Israel, to search the land.”

FBV But the king of Jericho was told, “Look, some Israelites have come here this evening to spy out the land.”

T4T But someone saw them and told the king of Jericho, “Some Israeli men have come here tonight to spy out the land!”

LEB The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some men from the _⌊Israelites_⌋[fn] have come here tonight to search out the land.”

BBE And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.

Moff The king of Jericho was told that two men of Israel had come in that night to find out about the country;

JPS And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: 'Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.'

ASV And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.

DRA 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.

YLT And it is told to the king of Jericho, saying, 'Lo, men have come in hither to-night, from the sons of Israel, to search the land.

Drby And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, men have come hither to-night from the children of Israel to search out the land.

RV And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.
(And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither/hereto-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.)

SLT And it will be said to the king of Jericho, Behold, men came here this night from the sons of Israel to search out the land.

Wbstr And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel, to search out the country.

KJB-1769 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.
(And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither/hereto night of the children of Israel to search out the country.)

KJB-1611 And it was told the king of Iericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night, of the children of Israel, to search out the countrey.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And it was tolde the king of Iericho, saying: Beholde, ther came men in hyther to night, of the children of Israel, to spye out the countrey.
(And it was told the king of Yericho, saying: Behold, there came men in hither/here to night, of the children of Israel, to spye out the country.)

Gnva Then report was made to the King of Iericho, saying, Beholde, there came men hither to night, of the children of Israel, to spie out the countrey.
(Then report was made to the King of Yericho, saying, Behold, there came men hither/hereto night, of the children of Israel, to spy out the country.)

Cvdl Then was it tolde the kynge of Iericho: Lo, there are men come in this nighte from the childre of Israel, to spye the londe.
(Then was it told the king of Yericho: Lo, there are men come in this night from the children of Israel, to spye the land.)

Wycl And it was teld, `and seid to the kyng of Jerico, Lo! men of the sones of Israel entriden hidir bi nyyt, to aspie the lond.
(And it was teld, and said to the king of Yerico, Lo! men of the sons of Israel entered hither/here by night, to aspie the land.)

Luth Da ward dem Könige zu Jericho gesagt: Siehe, es sind in dieser Nacht Männer hereinkommen von den Kindern Israel, das Land zu erkunden.
(So what/which to_him king(s) to/for Yericho said: See/Look, it are in this night men come_in from the children Israel, the country to/for explore.)

ClVg Nuntiatumque est regi Jericho, et dictum: Ecce viri ingressi sunt huc per noctem de filiis Israël, ut explorarent terram.
(Nuntiatumque it_is to_rule/king_of Yericho, and said: Behold men having_entered are here through the_night from/about to_the_children Israel, as explorarent the_earth/land.)

UHB וַ⁠יֵּ֣אָמַ֔ר לְ⁠מֶ֥לֶךְ יְרִיח֖וֹ לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה אֲ֠נָשִׁים בָּ֣אוּ הֵ֧נָּה הַ⁠לַּ֛יְלָה מִ⁠בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לַ⁠חְפֹּ֥ר אֶת־הָ⁠אָֽרֶץ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ βασιλεῖ Ἱεριχὼ, λέγοντες, εἰσπεπόρευνται ὧδε ἄνδρες τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ κατασκοπεῦσαι τὴν γῆν.

BrTr And it was reported to the king of Jericho, saying, Men of the sons of Israel have come in hither to spy the land.