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Matthew 1:5
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Matthew 1:5
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5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by (A)Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
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Matthew 1:5
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Matthew 1:5
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5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,(A)
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
Hebrews 11:31
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Hebrews 11:31
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31 By faith (A)Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she (B)had given a friendly welcome to the spies.
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Hebrews 11:31
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Hebrews 11:31
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31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.[a](A)
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- Hebrews 11:31 Or unbelieving
Ruth 1:16-17
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Ruth 1:16-17
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16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. (A)Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. (B)May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”
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Ruth 1:16-17
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Ruth 1:16-17
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16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you(A) or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go,(B) and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people(C) and your God my God.(D) 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,(E) if even death separates you and me.”(F)
James 2:25
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James 2:25
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25 And in the same way was not also (A)Rahab the prostitute justified by works (B)when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
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James 2:25
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James 2:25
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25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?(A)
Joshua 6:22-25
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Joshua 6:22-25
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22 But to the two men who had spied out the land, Joshua said, “Go into the prostitute's house and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her, (A)as you swore to her.” 23 So the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab and (B)her father and mother and brothers and all who belonged to her. And they brought all her relatives and put them outside the camp of Israel. 24 And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it. (C)Only the silver and gold, and the vessels of bronze and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord. 25 But Rahab the prostitute and her father's household and all who belonged to her, Joshua saved alive. And (D)she has lived in Israel to this day, because she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
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Joshua 6:22-25
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Joshua 6:22-25
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22 Joshua said to the two men(A) who had spied out(B) the land, “Go into the prostitute’s house and bring her out and all who belong to her, in accordance with your oath to her.(C)” 23 So the young men who had done the spying went in and brought out Rahab, her father and mother, her brothers and sisters and all who belonged to her.(D) They brought out her entire family and put them in a place outside the camp of Israel.
24 Then they burned the whole city(E) and everything in it, but they put the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron(F) into the treasury of the Lord’s house.(G) 25 But Joshua spared(H) Rahab the prostitute,(I) with her family and all who belonged to her, because she hid the men Joshua had sent as spies to Jericho(J)—and she lives among the Israelites to this day.
Joshua 2:1-22
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Joshua 2:1-22
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Rahab Hides the Spies
2 And Joshua the son of Nun (A)sent[a] two men secretly from Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, especially Jericho.” And they went and came into the house of (B)a prostitute whose name was (C)Rahab and lodged there. 2 And it was told to the king of Jericho, “Behold, men of Israel have come here tonight to search out the land.” 3 Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land.” 4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. And she said, “True, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. 5 And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them.” 6 But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof. 7 So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan (D)as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.
8 Before the men[b] lay down, she came up to them on the roof 9 and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, (E)and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land (F)melt away before you. 10 For we have heard how the Lord (G)dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and (H)what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to (I)Sihon and Og, whom you devoted to destruction.[c] 11 And (J)as soon as we heard it, (K)our hearts melted, and there was no spirit left in any man because of you, for (L)the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath. 12 Now then, please swear to me by the Lord that, as I have dealt kindly with you, you also will deal kindly with my father's house, and (M)give me a sure sign 13 that you will save alive my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and deliver our lives from death.” 14 And the men said to her, “Our life for yours even to death! If you do not tell this business of ours, then when the Lord gives us the land (N)we will deal kindly and faithfully with you.”
15 Then she (O)let them down by a rope through the window, for her house was built into the city wall, so that she lived in the wall. 16 And she said[d] to them, “Go into the hills, or the pursuers will encounter you, and hide there three days until the pursuers have returned. Then afterward you may go your way.” 17 The men said to her, “We will be guiltless with respect to this oath of yours that you have made us swear. 18 (P)Behold, when we come into the land, you shall tie this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, (Q)and you shall gather into your house your father and mother, your brothers, and all your father's household. 19 Then if anyone goes out of the doors of your house into the street, (R)his blood shall be on his own head, and we shall be guiltless. But if a hand is laid on anyone who is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head. 20 But if you (S)tell this business of ours, then we shall be guiltless with respect to your oath that you have made us swear.” 21 And she said, “According to your words, so be it.” Then she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
22 They departed and went into the hills and remained there three days until the pursuers returned, and the pursuers searched all along the way and found nothing.
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- Joshua 2:1 Or had sent
- Joshua 2:8 Hebrew they
- Joshua 2:10 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
- Joshua 2:16 Or had said
Joshua 2:1-22
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Joshua 2:1-22
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Rahab and the Spies
2 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies(A) from Shittim.(B) “Go, look over(C) the land,” he said, “especially Jericho.(D)” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab(E) and stayed there.
2 The king of Jericho was told, “Look, some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land.” 3 So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab:(F) “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land.”
4 But the woman had taken the two men(G) and hidden them.(H) She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. 5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate,(I) they left. I don’t know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them.”(J) 6 (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax(K) she had laid out on the roof.)(L) 7 So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan,(M) and as soon as the pursuers(N) had gone out, the gate was shut.
8 Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof(O) 9 and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear(P) of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the Lord dried up(Q) the water of the Red Sea[a] for you when you came out of Egypt,(R) and what you did to Sihon and Og,(S) the two kings of the Amorites(T) east of the Jordan,(U) whom you completely destroyed.[b](V) 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear(W) and everyone’s courage failed(X) because of you,(Y) for the Lord your God(Z) is God in heaven above and on the earth(AA) below.
12 “Now then, please swear to me(AB) by the Lord that you will show kindness(AC) to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign(AD) 13 that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them(AE)—and that you will save us from death.”
14 “Our lives for your lives!”(AF) the men assured her. “If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully(AG) when the Lord gives us the land.”
15 So she let them down by a rope(AH) through the window,(AI) for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. 16 She said to them, “Go to the hills(AJ) so the pursuers(AK) will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days(AL) until they return, and then go on your way.”(AM)
17 Now the men had said to her, “This oath(AN) you made us swear will not be binding on us 18 unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord(AO) in the window(AP) through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family(AQ) into your house. 19 If any of them go outside your house into the street, their blood will be on their own heads;(AR) we will not be responsible. As for those who are in the house with you, their blood will be on our head(AS) if a hand is laid on them. 20 But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.(AT)”
21 “Agreed,” she replied. “Let it be as you say.”
So she sent them away, and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord(AU) in the window.(AV)
22 When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days,(AW) until the pursuers(AX) had searched all along the road and returned without finding them.
Footnotes
- Joshua 2:10 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Joshua 2:10 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
Ruth 1:22-2:4
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Ruth 1:22-2:4
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22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem (A)at the beginning of barley harvest.
Ruth Meets Boaz
2 Now Naomi had (B)a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was (C)Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and (D)glean among the ears of grain after him (E)in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 3 So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, (F)“The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.”
Ruth 1:22-2:4
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Ruth 1:22-2:4
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22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite,(A) her daughter-in-law,(B) arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest(C) was beginning.(D)
Ruth Meets Boaz in the Grain Field
2 Now Naomi had a relative(E) on her husband’s side, a man of standing(F) from the clan of Elimelek,(G) whose name was Boaz.(H)
2 And Ruth the Moabite(I) said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain(J) behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.(K)”
Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” 3 So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters.(L) As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.(M)
4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(N)”
“The Lord bless you!(O)” they answered.
Ruth 1:4
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Ruth 1:4
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4 These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years,
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Ruth 1:4
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Ruth 1:4
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4 They married Moabite women,(A) one named Orpah and the other Ruth.(B) After they had lived there about ten years,
1 Chronicles 2:11-12
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1 Chronicles 2:11-12
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11 Nahshon fathered (A)Salmon,[a] Salmon fathered (B)Boaz, 12 Boaz fathered Obed, (C)Obed fathered Jesse.
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- 1 Chronicles 2:11 Septuagint (compare Ruth 4:21); Hebrew Salma
1 Chronicles 2:11-12
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1 Chronicles 2:11-12
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Ruth 4:21
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Ruth 4:21
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21 Salmon the father of Boaz,(A)
Boaz the father of Obed,
Luke 3:32
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Luke 3:32
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32 (A)the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
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Luke 3:32
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