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Joshua Chapter 2 verse 7 Holy Bible

ASV Joshua 2:7

And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
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BBE Joshua 2:7

So the men went after them on the road to Jordan as far as the river-crossing: and when they had gone out after them, the door into the town was shut.
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DARBY Joshua 2:7

And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan, to the fords; and when they who pursued after them had gone out, they closed the gate.
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KJV Joshua 2:7

And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
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WBT Joshua 2:7

And the men pursued them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
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WEB Joshua 2:7

The men pursued after them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
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YLT Joshua 2:7

And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards, when the pursuers have gone out after them.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - Unto the fords. There were several of these fords. One near Jericho (cf, Judges 3:28; Judges 12:5, 6; 2 Samuel 17:22, 24; 2 Samuel 19:16, 19, 39); one at Bethsean, now Beisan, leading to Succoth (Judges 8:4; cf. Genesis 32:22; Genesis 33:17. See Robinson, ' Biblical Researches' 2:497; Ritter, 'Geography of Palestine'); beside others not mentioned in Scripture. A vivid description of the crossing the Jordan at the fords near Jericho is to be found in Tristrain's 'Land of Israel,' p. 520. The ford is almost certainly the one mentioned here, since an hour or two's ride brought the party to Shittim. These fords were easy to cross save when the Jordan, as was now the case (Joshua 3:15), overflowed its banks. This may have been the reason why the pursuers did not cross the fords, but they pursued the spies to the fords, hoping to find their retreat cut off. This is rendered more probable by the fact (ver. 22) that the pursuers appear to have continued their search after leaving the fords.

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