Joshua 2:6
“But shee had brought them vp to the roofe of the house, and hid them with the stalkes of flaxe, which she had laid in order vpon the roofe.”
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Joshua 2:6 Context
4And the woman tooke the two men, and hid them, & said thus: There came men vnto mee, but I wist not whence they were: 5And it came to passe about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was darke, that the men went out: whither the men went, I wote not: pursue after them quickely, for ye shall ouertake them. 6But shee had brought them vp to the roofe of the house, and hid them with the stalkes of flaxe, which she had laid in order vpon the roofe. 7And the men pursued after them the way to Iordan, vnto the foords: and assoone as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 8¶ And before they were laide downe, shee came vp vnto them vpon the roofe.
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Other Translations for Joshua 2:6
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
- King James Version
But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.
- Basic English Bible
But she had taken them up to the roof, and secreted them under the stalks of flax, which she had laid out on the roof.
- Darby Bible
But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
- Webster's Bible
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.
- World English Bible
and she hath caused them to go up on the roof, and hideth them with the flax wood, which is arranged for her on the roof.
- Youngs Literal Bible
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had spread out upon the roof.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Joshua 2:6
2:6 Roof - Which was flat after their manner. Upon the roof - That they might be dried by the heat of the sun.