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Joshua 2:7

NETBible	Meanwhile¹ the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River² near the fords.³ The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Jos 2:7	So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
NASB © biblegateway Jos 2:7	So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.
NLT © biblegateway Jos 2:7	So the king’s men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossing places of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king’s men had left, the city gate was shut.
MSG © biblegateway Jos 2:7	So the men set chase down the Jordan road toward the fords. As soon as they were gone, the gate was shut.
BBE © SABDAweb Jos 2:7	So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jos 2:7	So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
NKJV © biblegateway Jos 2:7	Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
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KJV	And the men <0582> pursued <07291> (8804) after <0310> them the way <01870> to Jordan <03383> unto the fords <04569>_: and as soon as they which pursued <07291> (8802) after <0310> them were gone out <03318> (8804)_, they shut <05462> (8804) the gate <08179>_.
NASB © biblegateway Jos 2:7	So the men <0376> pursued <07291> them on the road <01870> to the Jordan <03383> to the fords <04569> ; and as soon <03512> as those who were pursuing <07291> them had gone <03318> out, they shut <05462> the gate <08179> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM andrev <435> N-NPM katediwxan <2614> V-AAI-3P opisw <3694> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM odon <3598> N-ASF thn <3588> T-ASF epi <1909> PREP tou <3588> T-GSM iordanou <2446> N-GSM epi <1909> PREP tav <3588> T-APF diabaseiv {N-APF} kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF pulh <4439> N-NSF ekleisyh <2808> V-API-3S kai <2532> CONJ egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S wv <3739> CONJ exhlyosan <1831> V-AAI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM diwkontev <1377> V-PAPNP opisw <3694> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	Meanwhile the king’s men <0376> tried to find <07291> them on the road <01870> to the Jordan River <03383> near <05921> the fords <04569> . The city gate <08179> was shut <05462> as soon as <0834> they set out <03318> in pursuit <07291> of <0310> them.
HEBREW	Mhyrxa <0310> Mypdrh <07291> wauy <03318> rsak <0834> yrxa <0310> wrgo <05462> reshw <08179> twrbemh <04569> le <05921> Ndryh <03383> Krd <01870> Mhyrxa <0310> wpdr <07291> Mysnahw (2:7) <0376>

NETBible

Meanwhile¹ the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River² near the fords.³ The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Another way to translate vv. 6-7 would be, “While she took them up to the roof and hid them…, the king’s men tried to find them….” Both of the main clauses have the subject prior to the predicate, perhaps indicating simultaneous action. (On the grammatical point, see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 42, §235.) In this case Rahab moves the Israelite spies from the hiding place referred to in v. 4 to a safer and less accessible hiding place.

²tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarity.

³tn Heb “And the men chased after them [on] the road [leading to] the Jordan to the fords.” The text is written from the perspective of the king’s men. As far as they were concerned, they were chasing the spies.

⁴tn Heb “And they shut the gate after – as soon as the ones chasing after them went out.” The expressions “after” and “as soon as” may represent a conflation of alternate readings.