Joshua 4:2

4:2 “Select for yourselves twelve men from the people, one per tribe.

Joshua 10:18

10:18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it.

Joshua 2:2

2:2 The king of Jericho received this report: “Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”

Joshua 18:4

18:4 Pick three men from each tribe. I will send them out to walk through the land and make a map of it for me.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua Sends Spies into the Land

2:1 Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there.

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.


tn Heb “and appoint by it men to guard them.”

tn Or “look.”

tn Heb “men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel.”

tn Heb “I will send them so they may arise and walk about in the land and describe it in writing according to their inheritance and come to me.”

tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”

tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”

tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”

map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

map For the location of Bethel see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.