Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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
But she had brought them up
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 At nightfall, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I don’t know where they were going. Chase after them quickly, and you can catch up with them!” 6 But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had arranged on the roof. 7 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.


Cross References

2 Samuel 17:19

Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything.

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 became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.

Deuteronomy 22:8

If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.

Joshua 2:8

Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

1 Kings 18:4

and took 100 prophets and hid them, 50 men to a cave, and provided them with food and water when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets.

1 Kings 18:13

Wasn’t it reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets? I hid 100 of the prophets of the Lord, 50 men to a cave, and I provided them with food and water.

2 Kings 11:2

Jehosheba, who was King Jehoram’s daughter and Ahaziah’s sister, secretly rescued Joash son of Ahaziah from the king’s sons who were being killed and put him and the one who nursed him in a bedroom. So he was hidden from Athaliah and was not killed.

Jeremiah 36:26

Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord had hidden them.

Matthew 24:17

A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house.

Colossians 3:3

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

Hebrews 11:23

By faith, after Moses was born, he was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict.

James 2:25

And in the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different route?

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