7So 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.
7So 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.
7So the [king’s] men pursued them on the road to the Jordan as far as the 2:7 I.e. narrow or shallow places where the river could be crossed by wading.fords [east of Jericho]; as soon as the pursuers had gone out after them, the gate [of the city] was shut.
7The 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.