Joshua 3:1

Israel Crosses the Jordan

3:1 Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.

Joshua 2:1

Joshua Sends Spies into the Land

2:1 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.


tn Heb “And Joshua arose early in the morning and he and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan.”

tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”

tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”

map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”