NET Bible
"Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them."
— Joshua 2:7, NET Bible
“And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”
“And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. ”
“The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.”
“Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut.”
“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.”
“And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.”
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!”
(Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)
Meanwhile the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.
Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.
She said to the men,“I know the LORD is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.
For we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan.