Joshua 2:5 meaning and explanation

At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”

Joshua 2:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Rahab is speaking to the king of Jericho's messengers, who have come to her house demanding she hand over the two Israelite spies. In verse 4 she has already hidden them, and here she gives a false account: the men left at dusk, she says, and she does not know which way they went.

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