Joshua 2:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not from where they were:
American King James Version (AKJV)
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not from where 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:
Basic English Translation (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;
Webster's Revision
And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men to me, but I knew not whence they were:
World English Bible
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I wist not whence they were:
Definitions for Joshua 2:4
Clarke's Joshua 2:4 Bible Commentary
And hid them - Probably she secreted them for the time being in some private corner, till she had the opportunity of concealing them on the house-top in the manner mentioned Joshua 2:6.
Barnes's Joshua 2:4 Bible Commentary
I wist not whence they were - Rahab acted as she did from the belief in God's declared word, and conviction that resistance to His will would be both vain and wicked Joshua 2:9-11. Thus, she manifested a faith both sound and practical, and is praised accordingly Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25. The falsehood to which she had recourse may be excused by the pressure of circumstances and by her own antecedents, but cannot be defended.
Wesley's Joshua 2:4 Bible Commentary
2:4 And the woman - Or, But the woman had taken - and had hid them, before the messengers came from the king; as soon as she understood from her neighbours, that there was a suspicion of the matter, and guessed that search would be made. And this is justly mentioned as a great and generous act of faith, Hebrews 11:31 , for she apparently ventured her life upon a steadfast persuasion of the truth of God's word and promise given to the Israelites. Whence they were - Her answer contained in these and the following words, was false, and therefore unquestionably sinful; tho' her intention was good therein. But it is very probable, she being an Heathen, might think, that an officious lie is not unlawful.
