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Joshua 2:6
6But [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].
Joshua 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)(But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.)
- English Standard Version (ESV)But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof.
- New King James Version (NKJV)(But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.)
Context of Joshua 2:6
4But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them; so she said, “Yes, two men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. 5When it was time to close the [city] gate at dark, the men left; I do not know where they went. Pursue them quickly, for [if you do] you will overtake them.” 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]. 7So the [king’s] men pursued them on the road to the Jordan as far as the fords [east of Jericho]; as soon as the pursuers had gone out after them, the gate [of the city] was shut. 8Now before the two men lay down [to sleep], Rahab came up to them on the roof,
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וְהִ֖יא הֶעֱלָ֣תַם הַגָּ֑גָה וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙ בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י הָעֵ֔ץ הָעֲרֻכ֥וֹת לָ֖הּ עַל־הַגָּֽג׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Joshua 2:6
- Joshua 2:8Now before the two men lay down [to sleep], Rahab came up to them on the roof,
- Exodus 1:15Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah (beauty) and the other named Puah (splendor),
- Deuteronomy 22:8“When you build a new house, you shall make a railing (parapet) around your [flat] roof, so that you do not bring the guilt of [innocent] blood on your house if someone falls from it.
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his couch and was walking on the [flat] roof of the king’s palace, and from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very beautiful in appearance.
- Matthew 24:17Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things that are in his house [because there will not be enough time].
- Exodus 2:2The woman conceived and gave birth to a son; and when she saw that he was [especially] beautiful and healthy, she hid him for three months [to protect him from the Egyptians].
- 2 Samuel 17:19And the woman [of the house] took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well and scattered grain on it; so nothing was discovered.
- 1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)
- 2 Kings 11:2But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram [of Judah and half] sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and abducted him from among the king’s sons who were to be killed, and hid him and his nurse in the bedroom. So they hid him from Athaliah, and he was not put to death.
- Jeremiah 36:26And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord hid them.
- Colossians 3:3For you died [to this world], and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.
- Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses, after his birth, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful and divinely favored child; and they were not afraid of the king’s (Pharaoh’s) decree.
Commentaries on Joshua 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Hid then with the stalks of flax - It is a matter of little consequence whether we translate העיץ פסתי pistey haets stalks of flax, or stalks of hemp: the word עץ ets, which signifies wood, serves to show that whether it was hemp or flax, it was in its rough, unmanufactured state; and as this was about the season, viz., the end of March or the beginning of April, in which the flax is ripe in that country, consequently Rahab's flax might have been recently…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Stalks of flax - literally, “the carded fibres of the tree.” The flax in Palestine grew to more than three feet in height, with a stalk as thick as a cane. It was probably with the flax stalks, recently cut (compare Exodus 9:31, note) and laid out on the house roof to dry, that Rahab hid the spies.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The inner fibers of flax were processed to make linen. The first step involved laying out the flax stems to dry on the flat rooftop.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. the woman took the two men, and hid them--literally, "him," that is, each of them in separate places, of course previous to the appearance of the royal messengers and in anticipation of a speedy search after her guests. According to Eastern manners, which pay an almost superstitious respect to a woman's apartment, the royal messengers did not demand admittance to search but asked her to bring the foreigners out.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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