Translations
Modern
So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And they departed and went to the mountain and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned. And the pursuers sought them all along the way, and did not find them.
Latin
Illi vero ambulantes pervenerunt ad montana, et manserunt ibi tres dies, donec reverterentur qui fuerant persecuti: quærentes enim per omnem viam, non repererunt eos.
Original
Hebrew
English
So the spies went out into the hill country and stayed there three days, until their pursuers had returned without finding them, having searched all along the road.
Notes
Like any good military commander, Joshua sent out spies or scouts to get information about his objective.
Because Israel planned to approach Canaan from the east, they could not avoid Jericho.
Events
- Crossing the Jordan into Canaanc. 1451 BC
Glossary
Conquest and Allotment of the Land Jericho Joshua (Person) Joshua, Book of Judges, Book of Numbers, Book of Rahab (Person) Tribe of Dan