JOS 2:23 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ὑπέστρεψαν οἱ δύο νεανίσκοι, καὶ κατέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ διέβησαν πρὸς Ἰησοῦν υἱὸν Ναυὴ, καὶ διηγήσαντο αὐτῷ πάντα τὰ συμβεβηκότα αὐτοῖς.
(Kai hupestrepsan hoi duo neaniskoi, kai katebaʸsan ek tou orous; kai diebaʸsan pros Yaʸsoun huion Nauaʸ, kai diaʸgaʸsanto autōi panta ta sumbebaʸkota autois. )

BrTr And the two young men returned, and came down out of the mountain; and they went over to Joshua the son of Naue, and told him all things that had happened to them.

ULT And the two men returned and descended from the hill country and crossed over and came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they recounted to him all of the things having found them.

UST Then the two men started back toward their camp. They came down from the hills, crossed the Jordan River, and returned to the Israelite camp. They told Joshua everything that had happened to them.

OEB Then the two men came down from the hills and crossed over to Joshua the son of Nun, telling him all that had happened to them.

WEBBE Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, crossed the river, and came to Joshua the son of Nun. They told him all that had happened to them.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then the two men returned – they came down from the hills, crossed the river, came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

LSV And the two men turn back, and come down from the hill, and pass over, and come to Joshua son of Nun, and recount to him all that has come on them;

FBV Then the two men started back. They came down from the hill country and crossed over the Jordan. They went to Joshua and explained to him all that had happened to them.

T4T Then the two men started back toward their camp. They went down from the hills, went down to the river, crossed it at the place where people can walk across it, and returned to their camp. They told Joshua everything that had happened to them.

LEB The two men returned and went down from the mountain, and they crossed over and came to Joshua son of Nun, and they told him everything that happened to them.

BBE Then the two men came down from the hill-country and went over and came back to Joshua, the son of Nun; and they gave him a complete account of what had taken place.

Moff Then the two men came down from the hills and crossed over to Joshua the son of Nun, telling him all that had befallen them.

JPS Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

ASV Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

DRA 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 Josue the son of Nun, and told him all that befel them.

YLT And the two men turn back, and come down from the hill, and pass over, and come in unto Joshua son of Nun, and recount to him all that hath come upon them;

Drby And the two men returned and came down from the mountain, and went over and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and related to him everything that had happened to them.

RV Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.

SLT And the two men will turn back and come down from the mountain, and will pass over, and will come to Joshua the son of Nun, and will recount to him all things having found them.

Wbstr So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

KJB-1769 ¶ So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

KJB-1611 ¶ So the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and told him all things that befell them.
(¶ So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Yoshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them.)

Bshps And the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Iosuah the sonne of Nun, and tolde him all that came vnto them.
(And the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Yoshua the son of Nun, and told him all that came unto them.)

Gnva So the two men returned, and descended from the mountaine, and passed ouer, and came to Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and tolde him all things that came vnto them.
(So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Yoshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that came unto them. )

Cvdl So the two men turned agayne, and departed from the mountaynes, and passed ouer (Iordane) and came to Iosua the sonne of Nun, and tolde him euery thinge, as they had founde it,
(So the two men turned again, and departed from the mountains, and passed over (Yordane) and came to Yoshua the son of Nun, and told him every thing, as they had found it,)

Wycl And whanne the sekeris entriden in to the citee, the spieris turneden ayen, and camen doun fro the hille; and whanne thei hadde passid Jordan, thei camen to Josue, the sone of Nun;
(And when the sekeris entered in to the city, the spieris turned again, and came down from the hille; and when they had passed Yordan, they came to Yosue, the son of Nun;)

Luth Also kehreten die zween Männer wieder und gingen vom Gebirge und fuhren über; und kamen zu Josua, dem Sohn Nuns, und erzähleten ihm alles, wie sie es funden hatten,
(So returned the two men again and went from_the mountains and lead above; and came to/for Yosua, to_him son Nuns, and told him all/everything, as/like they/she/them it funden had,)

ClVg Quibus urbem ingressis, reversi sunt, et descenderunt exploratores de monte: et, transmisso Jordane, venerunt ad Josue filium Nun, narraveruntque ei omnia quæ acciderant sibi,
(To_whom city having_entereds, returned are, and descenderunt exploratores from/about mountain: and, transmitted Yordane, they_came to Yosue son Nun, they_toldque to_him everything which acciderant to_himself, )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–24 Joshua sent men to explore Jericho secretly

Joshua sent two men to look at Jericho, a town in the land of Canaan. A woman of Jericho called Rahab hid the two men so that the king’s soldiers could not find them. She did this because she believed that Yahweh would help the Israelites conquer their land. The men promised Rahab that if she did not betray them, they would rescue her and her family when the Israelites conquered the town. Rahab helped the men escape from Jericho and they hid in the hills for three days. When the soldiers of Jericho stopped looking for them, they returned to Joshua.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The spies went to Jericho

The spies and Rahab

Rahab helped the spies

Paragraph 2:22–24

The spies stayed in the hills for three days and then they returned to Joshua.

2:23a

Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country,

Then those two men came down from the hills.
After three days, they came down from the hills where they hid

Then: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as Then indicates the next event in the story.

the two men started back, came down from the hill country: The Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as the two men started back, came down from the hill country is more literally “and the two men returned, and they came down from the hills.” The phrase the two men refers to the Israelite spies.

from the hill country: It may be helpful to include the implicit information “where they were hiding.” For example:

they came down from the mountains where they hid

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

Then the two Israelite men came back down from the hilly country

Then the two spies went down from the hills where they had been hiding

2:23b

and crossed the river.

They crossed the Jordan River,
and crossed the river.

and crossed the river: That Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as crossed the river can also be translated “crossed.” On their way back to Joshua, the men had to cross the Jordan River. You may need to make the term Jordan River explicit in your translation.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

and they crossed the Jordan River

they crossed the river

2:23c

So they came to Joshua son of Nun

and went back to Joshua the son of Nun at the camp.
They returned to the camp and went to see Joshua the son of Nun.

So they came to Joshua son of Nun: See the note about Joshua at verse 1:1b. It may be helpful to supply implicit information about the location.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

They returned to the camp and went to see Joshua, the son of Nun

They came to Joshua the son of Nun at the Israelite camp

2:23d

and reported all that had happened to them.

Then they told Joshua about all that happened to them.
They told him everything that they learned.

and reported all that had happened to them: The Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as all that had happened to them is more literally “all the things finding them.” This is a Hebrew idiom. It means “everything that had happened to them.” The word happened is an older way to say “happen.”

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

They told him everything that had happened to them

They told him all the things that they had learned

Parallel JOS 2:23

Section 2:1–24 Joshua sent men to explore Jericho secretly

Paragraph 2:22–24

2:23a

2:23b

2:23c

2:23d