Joshua 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joshua 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 2:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But she had brought them up to the roof, and hidden them under the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.”

Joshua 2:6 — World English Bible

Joshua 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Joshua 2:6 — American Standard Version

Joshua 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Joshua 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

Joshua 2:6 — Darby Translation

Joshua 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(But she had brought them vp to the roofe of the house, and hidde them with the stalkes of flaxe, which she had spread abroad vpon the roofe)”

Joshua 2:6 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 2:6 in Context — Joshua 2

4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.

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.

7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

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What Does Joshua 2:6 Mean?

Joshua 2:6 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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