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Book of Joshua, Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 of Joshua—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men out secretly from Shitʹtim[a]1 as spies, saying: “Go, take a look at the land and Jerʹi·cho.” So they went and came to the house of a prostitute woman whose name was Raʹhab,2 and they took up lodging there.
  2. In time it was said to the king of Jerʹi·cho: “Look! Men from the sons of Israel have come in here tonight to search out the land.”
  3. At that the king of Jerʹi·cho sent to Raʹhab, saying: “Bring out the men that came to you, that have come into your house, for it is to search out all the land that they have come.”3
  4. ¶ Meantime the woman took the two men and concealed them. And she proceeded to say: “Yes, the men did come to me, and I did not know from where they were.
  5. And it came about at the closing of the gate4 by dark that the men went out. I just do not know where the men have gone. Chase after them quickly, for YOU will overtake them.”
  6. (She, though, had taken them up to the roof,5 and she kept them out of sight among stalks of flax laid in rows for her upon the roof.)
  7. And the men chased after them in the direction of the Jordan at the fords,6 and they shut the gate immediately after those chasing after them had gone out.
  8. ¶ As for these, before they could lie down, she herself came up to them on the roof.
  9. And she went on to say to the men: “I do know that Jehovah will certainly give YOU the land,7 and that the fright of YOU has fallen upon us,8 and that all the inhabitants of the land have become disheartened because of YOU.9
  10. For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the waters of the Red Sea from before YOU when YOU came out of Egypt,10 and what YOU did to the two kings of the Amʹor·ites who were on the other side of the Jordan, namely, Siʹhon11 and Og,12 whom YOU devoted to destruction.13
  11. When we got to hear it, then our hearts began to melt,14 and no spirit[b] has arisen yet in anybody because of YOU,15 for Jehovah YOUR God is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.16
  12. And now, please, swear to me by Jehovah17 that, because I have exercised loving-kindness[c] toward YOU, YOU also will certainly exercise loving-kindness toward the household of my father,18 and YOU must give me a trustworthy sign.19
  13. And YOU must preserve alive my father20 and my mother and my brothers and my sisters and all who belong to them, and YOU must deliver our souls from death.”21
  14. ¶ At that the men said to her: “Our souls are to die instead of YOU people!22 If YOU will not tell about this matter of ours, it must also occur that when Jehovah gives us the land, we also shall certainly exercise loving-kindness and trustworthiness[d] toward you.”23
  15. After that she had them descend by a rope through the window, for her house was on a side of the wall, and it was on the wall that she was dwelling.24
  16. And she proceeded to say to them: “Go to the mountainous region, that those in pursuit may not come in contact with YOU; and YOU must keep hid there three days, until those in pursuit have come back, and afterward YOU may go in YOUR own direction.”
  17. ¶ In turn the men said to her: “We are free from guilt respecting this oath of yours that you have made us swear.25
  18. Look! We are coming into the land. This cord of scarlet thread you should tie in the window by which you have had us descend, and your father and your mother and your brothers and all the household of your father you should gather to yourself into the house.26
  19. And it must occur that anyone who goes out of the doors of your house into the open,27 his blood will be upon his own head, and we shall be free from guilt; and everyone who continues with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads if a hand should come upon him.
  20. And if you should report this matter of ours,28 we shall also have become free from guilt respecting this oath of yours that you have made us swear.”
  21. To this she said: “According to YOUR words so let it be.”
    ¶ With that she sent them off, and they went their way. After that she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
  22. So they went and came to the mountainous region and kept dwelling there three days, until the pursuers had come back. Now the pursuers were looking for them on every road, and they did not find them.
  23. And the two men proceeded to descend again from the mountainous region and to cross over and come to Joshua the son of Nun, and they began to relate to him all the things that had happened to them.
  24. And they went on to say to Joshua: “Jehovah has given all the land into our hand.29 Consequently all the inhabitants of the land have also grown disheartened because of us.”30

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “the acacia trees.”
  2. ^ Or, “courage.” Heb., ruʹach; Gr., pneuʹma; Lat., spiʹri·tus.
  3. ^ Or, “loyal love.”
  4. ^ Or, “and truth (faithfulness).” Heb., we·ʼemethʹ.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Nu 25:1; 33:49
  2. ^ Jos 6:17; Mt 1:5; Heb 11:31; Jm 2:25
  3. ^ Ge 42:9; 2Sa 10:3
  4. ^ Ne 13:19
  5. ^ De 22:8; 2Sa 11:2; Ac 10:9
  6. ^ Jg 3:28; 12:5
  7. ^ Ge 13:15; 15:18; Ex 3:8
  8. ^ Ex 23:27; De 2:25; 11:25
  9. ^ Ex 15:15; Jos 5:1; Ps 112:10
  10. ^ Ex 14:21; 15:14; Jos 4:23; 9:9
  11. ^ Nu 21:21, 24
  12. ^ Nu 21:34; De 3:3; Jos 9:10; Ps 135:11
  13. ^ Le 27:29
  14. ^ Jos 5:1
  15. ^ Ex 15:15
  16. ^ De 4:39; 2Ch 20:6; Ps 83:18; 135:6; Da 4:35
  17. ^ De 10:20
  18. ^ Es 8:6
  19. ^ Ex 12:13; Jos 2:18; Jg 6:17
  20. ^ Eph 6:2
  21. ^ Jos 6:23
  22. ^ Nu 30:2; Mt 5:33
  23. ^ Jg 1:24; 1Sa 30:15; Mt 10:41
  24. ^ Heb 11:31
  25. ^ Nu 30:2
  26. ^ Jos 6:23; Es 8:6
  27. ^ Nu 35:26
  28. ^ Jos 2:14
  29. ^ Ex 23:31; Jos 6:2; 21:44; Ne 9:24
  30. ^ Ex 15:15; Jos 2:9, 11; 5:1

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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