Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
But
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
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
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.
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 2:6
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Prayers for Joshua 2:6
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Context Readings
Spies View The Land
5 At dusk, when it was time to close the city gates, the men left. I don't know where the men went. Go after them quickly, and you might overtake them." 6 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. 7 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.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:19
The man's wife grabbed a sheet, covered the mouth of the well with it, and spread some dried grain over it. As a result, nobody could tell it was a hiding place.
Exodus 1:15-21
Later, the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah.
Exodus 2:2
Later, the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a beautiful child, and hid him for three months.
Deuteronomy 22:8
"When you build a new house, install a parapet along your roof so that if someone falls from the roof, you won't bring guilt of bloodshed on your house."
Joshua 2:8
Before the scouts had lain down, she went up to them on the roof
2 Samuel 11:2
Late one afternoon about dusk, David got up from his couch and was walking around on the roof of the royal palace. From there he watched a woman taking a bath, and she was very beautiful to look at.
1 Kings 18:4
had taken 100 prophets and had hidden them by fifties in a cave, providing them with food and water when Jezebel was trying to destroy the LORD's prophets.
1 Kings 18:13
Hasn't anyone told you, my master, what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD's prophets? I hid 100 of the LORD's prophets by fifties in a cave and provided food and water for them.
2 Kings 11:2
But King Joram's daughter Jehosheba, who was Ahaziah's sister, rescued Ahaziah's son Joash from the group of the king's sons who were being executed and hid him and his nurse in her bedroom, concealing him from Athaliah so he was not put to death.
Jeremiah 36:26
The king ordered his son Jerahmeel, Azriel's son Seraiah, and Abdeel's son Shelemiah to get Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD had hidden them.
Matthew 24:17
Anyone who's on the housetop must not come down to get what is in his house,
Colossians 3:3
For you have died, and your life has been safely guarded by the Messiah in God.
Hebrews 11:23
By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful child and were not afraid of the king's order.
James 2:25
Likewise, Rahab the prostitute was justified through actions when she welcomed the messengers and sent them away on a different road, wasn't she?