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Selected Verse: Joshua 6:25 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Jos 6:25	Strong Concordance	And Joshua [03091] saved [02421] Rahab [07343] the harlot [02181] alive [02421], and her father's [01] household [01004], and all that she had; and she dwelleth [03427] in [07130] Israel [03478] even unto this day [03117]; because she hid [02244] the messengers [04397], which Joshua [03091] sent [07971] to spy out [07270] Jericho [03405].
	King James	And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
she--Rahab dwelleth in Israel unto this day--a proof that this book was written not long after the events related.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

she--Rahab

dwelleth in Israel unto this day--a proof that this book was written not long after the events related.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Even unto this day - These words are rightly noted as implying that the narrative was written not long after the occurrences which it records.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Even unto this day - These words are rightly noted as implying that the narrative was written not long after the occurrences which it records.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
The harlot olive - For that general command of rooting out the Canaanites seems to have had some exception, in case any of them had sincerely and seasonably cast off their wickedness, and submitted to the Israelites.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

The harlot olive - For that general command of rooting out the Canaanites seems to have had some exception, in case any of them had sincerely and seasonably cast off their wickedness, and submitted to the Israelites.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
And she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day - This is one proof that the book was written in the time to which it is commonly referred; and certainly might have been done by the hand of Joshua himself, though doubtless many marginal notes may have since crept into the text, which, to superficial observers, give it the appearance of having been written after the days of Joshua. See the preface to this book.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

And she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day - This is one proof that the book was written in the time to which it is commonly referred; and certainly might have been done by the hand of Joshua himself, though doubtless many marginal notes may have since crept into the text, which, to superficial observers, give it the appearance of having been written after the days of Joshua. See the preface to this book.

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