NET Bible
"The king of Jericho received this report:“Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”"
— Joshua 2:2, NET Bible
“And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.”
“And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land. ”
“The king of Jericho was told, "Behold, men of the children of Israel came in here tonight to spy out the land."”
“And it was told the king of Jericho, and was said: Behold there are men come in hither, by night, of the children of Israel, to spy the land.”
“And it was said to the king of Jericho, See, some men have come here tonight from the children of Israel with the purpose of searching out the land.”
“And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.”
Joshua Sends Spies into the Land 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.
The king of Jericho received this report:“Note well! Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on the land.”
So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab:“Turn over the men who came to you– the ones who came to your house– for they have come to spy on the whole land!”
But the woman hid the two men and replied,“Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn’t know where they came from.
When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”