Joshua 6:23 (GNV)

Passage

So the yong men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that shee had: also they brought out all her familie, and put them without the host of Israel.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:21 And they vtterly destroyed all that was in the citie, both man and woman, yong, and olde, and oxe, and sheepe, and asse, with the edge of the sword.

Joshua 6:22 But Ioshua had said vnto the two men that had spied out the countrey, Go into the harlots house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware to her.

Joshua 6:23 So the yong men that were spies, went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that shee had: also they brought out all her familie, and put them without the host of Israel.

Joshua 6:24 After they burnt the citie with fire, and all that was therein: onely the siluer and the gold, and the vessels of brasse and yron, they put vnto the treasure of the house of the Lord.

Joshua 6:25 So Ioshua saued Rahab the harlot, and her fathers houshold, and all that shee had; and shee dwelt in Israel euen vnto this day, because shee had hid the messengers, which Ioshua sent to spie out Iericho.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yong", "spies", "went", "brought", "rahab", "father", "mother", and "brethren". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yong" and "spies", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "But Ioshua had said vnto the two..." into verse 24's "After they burnt the citie with fire...", so "yong" and "spies" belong inside that flow. In Joshua context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yong" and "spies" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.