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Berean Standard Bible

“By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.”

Hebrews 11:31

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Study note

Rahab appears in the book of Joshua as a woman of Jericho who hid two Israelite spies and helped them escape. Jericho was a Canaanite city that Israel was about to conquer.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient.

World English Bible (WEB)

By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

King James Version (KJV)

By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

American Standard Version (ASV)

By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that were disobedient, having received the spies with peace.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

by faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who disbelieved, having received the spies with peace.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por fe Rahab la ramera no pereció juntamente con los incrédulos, habiendo recibido á los espías con paz.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por la fe, la prostituta Rajab no murió junto con los desobedientes, porque había recibido bien a los espías.

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