Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had arranged on the roof.

International Standard Version

But she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them among stalks of flax that she had laid out in order on the roof.

A Conservative Version

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

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.

Amplified

But [in fact] she had brought the scouts up to the roof and had hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof [to dry].

Bible in Basic English

But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And she brought them up to the roof, and she will hide them in woody flax arranged by her upon the roof.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

(But she had taken them to the roof and had hidden them {in the stalks of flax} that she {had spread out} on the roof.)

Modern King James verseion

But she had brought them up on the roof, and had hidden them with the stalks of flax which she had laid in order upon the roof.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And she brought them up upon the roof of the house, and hid them under flax, yet in the stalks, which she had lying abroad upon the roof.

NET Bible

(Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)

New Heart English 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.

The Emphasized Bible

But, she, had taken them up to the roof, - and concealed them with the stalks of flax which she had laid in order for herself upon the roof.

Webster

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.

World English 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

to the roof
גּג 
Gag 
Usage: 30

of the house, and hid
טמן 
Taman 
Usage: 31

them with the stalks
עץ 
`ets 
Usage: 329

of flax
פּשׁתּה 
Pishteh 
Usage: 16

Images Joshua 2:6

Prayers for Joshua 2:6

Context Readings

Spies View The Land

5 And when the gate was about to be closed at dark, the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them." 6 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. 7 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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:19

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it.

Exodus 1:15-21

Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,

Exodus 2:2

The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.

Deuteronomy 22:8

"When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it.

Joshua 2:8

Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof

2 Samuel 11:2

It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

1 Kings 18:4

and when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 18:13

Has it not been told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water?

2 Kings 11:2

But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were being put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not put to death.

Jeremiah 36:26

And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah the son of Azriel and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.

Matthew 24:17

Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,

Colossians 3:3

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Hebrews 11:23

By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.

James 2:25

And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?

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