Joshua 6:23 (YLT)

Passage

And the young man, the spies, go in and bring out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all whom she hath; yea, all her families they have brought out, and place them at the outside of the camp of Israel.

Nearby Context

Joshua 6:21 and they devote all that <FI>is<Fi> in the city, from man even unto woman, from young even unto aged, even unto ox, and sheep, and ass, by the mouth of the sword.

Joshua 6:22 And to the two men who are spying the land Joshua said, `Go into the house of the woman, the harlot, and bring out thence the woman, and all whom she hath, as ye have sworn to her.'

Joshua 6:23 And the young man, the spies, go in and bring out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all whom she hath; yea, all her families they have brought out, and place them at the outside of the camp of Israel.

Joshua 6:24 And the city they have burnt with fire, and all that <FI>is<Fi> in it; only, the silver and the gold, and the vessels of brass, and of iron, they have given <FI>to<Fi> the treasury of the house of Jehovah;

Joshua 6:25 and Rahab the harlot, and the house of her father, and all whom she hath, hath Joshua kept alive; and she dwelleth in the midst of Israel unto this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And to the two men who are..." into verse 24's "And the city they have burnt with...", so "young" 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 "young" and "spies" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.