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: ¹  “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” ²  They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there. ³ 

Joshua 3:6

3:6 Joshua told the priests, “Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

Joshua 4:18

4:18 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, ⁴  the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage. ⁵ 

Joshua 8:9

8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place ⁶  west of Ai, between Bethel ⁷  and Ai. ⁸  Joshua spent that night with the army. ⁹ 

Joshua 18:8

18:8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”

[2:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”

[2:1]  ² tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”

[2:1]  ³ tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”

[4:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.”

[8:9]  ⁷ tn Or “the place of ambush.”

[8:9]  ⁸ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”

[8:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”