◄ Joshua 2:6 ►
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New Revised Standard Version
She had, however, brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax that she had laid out on the roof.

New American Bible
Now, she had led them to the roof, and hidden them among her stalks of flax spread out there.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there.

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But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there.

to the roof

Joshua 2:8 The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:

Exodus 1:15-21 And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua, . . .

Deuteronomy 22:8 When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement to the roof round about: lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be guilty, if any one slip, and fall down headlong.

2 Samuel 11:2 In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: And he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.

Matthew 24:17 And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take any thing out of his house:

hid them

Exodus 2:2 And she conceived, and bore a son: and seeing him a goodly child, hid him three months.

2 Samuel 17:19 And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley and so the thing was not known.

1 Kings 18:4,13 For when Jezabel killed the prophets of the Lord, he took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty and fifty in caves, and fed them with bread and water. . . .

2 Kings 11:2 But Josaba the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ochozias, took Joas, the son of Ochozias, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, out of the bedchamber with his nurse: and hid him from the face of Athalia; so that he was not slain.

Jeremiah 36:26 And the king commanded Jeremiel the son of Amelech, and Saraias the son of Ezriel, and Selemias the son of Abdeel, to take up Baruch the scribe, and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.

Colossians 3:3 For you are dead: and your life is hid with 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 comely babe, and they feared not the king's edict.

Context
Rahab Welcomes the Spies
…5And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them. 6But she made the men go up to the top of her house, and covered them with the stalks of flax, which was there.7Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut.…
Cross References
James 2:25
And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers and sending them out another way?

Joshua 2:5
And at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also went out together. I know not whither they are gone: pursue after them quickly, and you will overtake them.

Joshua 2:7
Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut.

Joshua 6:25
But Joshua saved Rahab the harlot, and her father's house, and all she had, and they dwelt in the midst of Israel until this present day: because she hid the messengers whom he had sent to spy out Jericho. At that time, Joshua made an imprecation, saying:

Joshua 2:5
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