Jos 2:3 | NET2full | STEP | So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab : “ Turn over the men who came to you —the ones who came to your house — for they have come to spy on the whole land !”

‏ Joshua 2:3

3 So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab: ^{▼▼tn Heb “and the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying.”} “Turn over ^{▼▼tn Heb “bring out.”} the men who came to you ^{▼▼tn The idiom “come to” (בוֹא אֶל, boʾ ʾel) probably has sexual connotations here, as it often does elsewhere when a man “comes to” a woman. If so, the phrase could be translated “your clients.” The instructions reflect Rahab’s perspective as to the identity of the men.} —the ones who came to your house ^{▼▼tn The words “the ones who came to your house” (Heb “who came to your house”) may be a euphemistic scribal addition designed to blur the sexual connotation of the preceding words.} —for they have come to spy on the whole land!”