Discovery BoxJoshua 2:1 
Context2:1 Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: 1 “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” 2 They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there. 3
Joshua 6:17
Context6:17 The city and all that is in it must be set apart for the Lord, 4 except for Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the spies 5 we sent.
Joshua 6:23
Context6:23 So the young spies went and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, brothers, and all who belonged to her. They brought out her whole family and took them to a place outside 6 the Israelite camp.
1 tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”
2 tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”
map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
3 tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”
4 tn Or “dedicated to the
sn To make the city set apart for the
5 tn Heb “messengers.”
6 tn Or “placed them outside.”
