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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
והאנשים רדפו אחריהם דרך הירדן על המעברות והשער סגרו--אחרי כאשר יצאו הרדפים אחריהם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vhAnSHym rdpv AKHryhm drk hyrdn `l hm`brvt vhSH`r sgrv--AKHry kASHr yTSAv hrdpym AKHryhm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
hii autem qui missi fuerant secuti sunt eos per viam quae ducit ad vadum Iordanis illisque egressis statim porta clausa est

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the men pursued after them by the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
New King James Version   
Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
21st Century King James Version   
And the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as those who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan, to the fords; and when they who pursued after them had gone out, they closed the gate.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.
God's Word   
The king's men pursued them on the road leading to a shallow place to cross the Jordan River. As soon as the king's men had left, the gate was closed.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
The men pursued them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to pursue them, the gate was shut.
International Standard Version   
So the men pursued them along the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as the search party had left, they shut the city gate after them.
NET Bible   
Meanwhile the king's men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them.
New American Standard Bible   
So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.
New International Version   
So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
New Living Translation   
So the king's men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king's men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the men pursued them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
The World English Bible   
The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.
EasyEnglish Bible   
So the king's officers went out of the city to try to find the two Israelite men. They went along the road to the Jordan River, to the place where the road crosses the river. As soon as they had left, people shut the city gate.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards, when the pursuers have gone out after them.
New Life Version   
The men went after them on the road to the Jordan as far as the river crossing. As soon as those going after them had gone out, they shut the gate.
The Voice Bible   
The soldiers ordered the gate opened long enough for them to pass through; then the gate was closed. They took the road that went straight toward the narrowest parts of the Jordan, which would be the easiest place for the spies to cross.
Living Bible   
So the constable and his men went all the way to the Jordan River looking for them; meanwhile, the city gates were kept shut.
New Catholic Bible   
The men set out after them on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan. The gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out after them.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the men pursued after them along the way to Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Christian Standard Bible   
The men pursued them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to pursue them, the city gate was shut.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So the men pursued them to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone, the city’s gate was shut.
New Century Version   
So the king’s men went out looking for the spies on the road that leads to the crossings of the Jordan River. The city gate was closed just after the king’s men left the city.
The Message   
The woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, two men did come to me, but I didn’t know where they’d come from. At dark, when the gate was about to be shut, the men left. But I have no idea where they went. Hurry up! Chase them—you can still catch them!” (She had actually taken them up on the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax that were spread out for her on the roof.) So the men gave chase down the Jordan road toward the fords. As soon as they were gone, the gate was shut.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
The men of Jericho then went to pursue them along the route to the Jordan that led to the fords. The city gate was closed just after the pursuers had gone out to pursue the spies.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
Good News Translation®   
The king's men left the city, and then the gate was shut. They went looking for the Israelite spies as far as the place where the road crosses the Jordan.
Wycliffe Bible   
And they, that were sent, followed them by the way that leadeth to the fords of (the) Jordan; and when they were gone out, anon the gate was closed. (And they, who were sent there, followed after them by the way that leadeth to the crossings of the Jordan River; and when they were gone out, at once the city gate was closed.)
Contemporary English Version   
So the king sent soldiers to Rahab's house to arrest the spies. Meanwhile, Rahab had taken the men up to the flat roof of her house and had hidden them under some piles of flax plants that she had put there to dry. The soldiers came to her door and demanded, “Let us have the men who are staying at your house. They are spies.” She answered, “Some men did come to my house, but I didn't know where they had come from. They left about sunset, just before it was time to close the town gate. I don't know where they were going, but if you hurry, maybe you can catch them.” The guards at the town gate let the soldiers leave Jericho, but they closed the gate again as soon as the soldiers went through. Then the soldiers headed toward the Jordan River to look for the spies at the place where people cross the river.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords; and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
Common English Bible © 2011   
The men from Jericho chased after them in the direction of the Jordan up to the fords. As soon as those chasing them went out, the gate was shut behind them.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So the [king’s] men pursued them on the road to the Jordan as far as the fords [east of Jericho]; as soon as the pursuers had gone out after them, the gate [of the city] was shut.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
But the pursuers set out along the way to the fords of the Jordan. As soon as they had left to pursue them, the gate was shut.
New American Standard Bible   
So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan, to the crossing places; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.
The Expanded Bible   
So the king’s men went out looking for the spies on the road that leads to the ·crossings [fords] of the Jordan River. The city gate was closed just after the king’s men left the city.
Tree of Life Version   
So the men pursued them on the road to the fords of the Jordan. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, they shut the gate.
Revised Standard Version   
So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords; and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
New International Reader's Version   
The king’s men left to hunt down the spies. They took the road that leads to where the Jordan River can be crossed. As soon as they had gone out of the city, the gate was shut.
BRG Bible   
And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Complete Jewish Bible   
The men pursued them all the way to the fords at the Yarden; as soon as the pursuit party had left, the gate was shut.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
So the anashim pursued after them the derech (road) to Yarden unto the fords; and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they closed the sha’ar.
Names of God Bible   
The king’s men pursued them on the road leading to a shallow place to cross the Jordan River. As soon as the king’s men had left, the gate was closed.
Modern English Version   
So the men chased after them on the road to the Jordan as far as the fords. They shut the gate as soon as the pursuers went out after them.
Easy-to-Read Version   
So the king’s men went out of the city, and the people closed the city gates. The king’s men went to look for the two men from Israel. They went to the Jordan River and looked at all the places where people cross the river.
International Children’s Bible   
So the king’s men went out looking for the spies from Israel. They went to the places where people cross the Jordan River. The city gate was closed just after the king’s men left the city.
Lexham English Bible   
So the men chased after them on the way to the Jordan at the fords; and they shut the gate behind the pursuers that had gone out after them.
New International Version - UK   
So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.