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Berean Standard Bible

“But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.”

Joshua 2:4

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Joshua has sent two spies to Jericho, and they take shelter in the house of Rahab, a prostitute. The king of Jericho learns of it and sends men to demand that she hand them over.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.

World English Bible (WEB)

The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I didn’t know where they came from.

King James Version (KJV)

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas la mujer había tomado los dos hombres, y los había escondido; y dijo: Verdad que hombres vinieron á mí, mas no supe de dónde eran:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero ella los había escondido, y le dijo al oficial que comandaba el grupo: «Sí, unos hombres estuvieron aquí temprano, pero no sabía que eran espías.

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