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
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 And at the time of shutting the gate, when it was dark, these men went out, and I do not know where the men went; pursue after them quickly; for ye shall 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 And the men pursued after them along the way to Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as those who pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.


Cross References

2 Samuel 17:19

And the woman of the house took and spread a covering over the well's mouth and spread ground wheat upon it, and the thing was not known.

Exodus 1:15-21

And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and another named Puah;

Exodus 2:2

who conceived and gave birth to a son, and seeing that he was beautiful, she hid him three months.

Deuteronomy 22:8

When thou shall build a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof that thou not bring blood upon thine house if anyone should fall from there.

Joshua 2:8

And before they went to sleep, she came up unto them upon the roof;

2 Samuel 11:2

And it came to pass one evening, that David arose from off his bed and walked upon the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

1 Kings 18:4

for when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in groups of fifty in caves and sustained them with bread and water.)

1 Kings 18:13

Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid one hundred men of the LORD's prophets in groups of fifty in caves and sustained 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 from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

Jeremiah 36:26

But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but the LORD hid them.

Matthew 24:17

let him who is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house,

Colossians 3:3

For ye are dead and your life is hid with the Christ in God.

Hebrews 11:23

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

James 2:25

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

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