The Meaning of Joshua 2:7 Explained

Joshua 2:7

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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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What is the context of Joshua 2:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Joshua 2:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 2:1-14 - A Heathen Woman's Act Of Faith

"To view the land" was a hazardous undertaking. The physiognomy of the Hebrews would certainly betray them, and it did. The sacred writer does not commend Rahab's mode of life nor her lies. Her morality was faulty enough, but beneath it, slowly smoldering, was a spark of pure love and faith, and this would consume the rubbish and burn clear, Hebrews 11:31.

The stalks of flax were probably laid out on the roof to dry. She believed, on the ground of the wonders wrought in Egypt, that Jehovah was the true God, and that His word was sure. Her faith proved itself in her works-in her efforts to save others, and in the confidence with which she rested behind her scarlet cord. That she was sneered at and persecuted is quite likely, but she persisted and became an ancestress of Christ, Matthew 1:5. How faith greatens the soul! James 2:25. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 2

¹ Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim
⁸ The covenant between her and them
²³ Their return and description of events

What do the individual words in Joshua 2:7 mean?

And the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan to the fords and the gate They shut as soon over as soon as had gone out those who pursued them

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים רָדְפ֤וּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן עַ֖ל הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר סָגָ֔רוּ אַחֲרֵ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָצְא֥וּ הָרֹדְפִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	And the men
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
רָדְפ֤וּ	pursued
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
דֶּ֣רֶךְ	by the road to
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	the Jordan
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַרְדֵּן Sense: the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km).
הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת	the fords
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural construct Root: מַעֲבָר Sense: ford, pass, passing.
וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר	and the gate
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שַׁעַר Sense: gate.
סָגָ֔רוּ	They shut
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
אַחֲרֵ֕י	as soon over
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	as soon as
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
יָצְא֥וּ	had gone out
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הָרֹדְפִ֖ים	those who pursued
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.

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