JOS 2:6 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Αὕτη δὲ ἀνεβίβασεν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα, καὶ ἔκρυψεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ λινοκαλάμῃ τῇ ἐστοιβασμένῃ αὐτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος.
(Hautaʸ de anebibasen autous epi to dōma, kai ekrupsen autous en taʸ linokalamaʸ taʸ estoibasmenaʸ autaʸ epi tou dōmatos. )

BrTr But she had brought them up upon the house, and hid them in the flax-stalks that were spread by her on the house.

ULT (Now she had brought them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax arranged by her on the roof.)

UST But she was lying. She had actually taken the two men up to the flat roof of her house. There she had hidden them under bundles of flax that she had laid out to dry on her roof.

OEB Now she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under some stalks of flax which she had arranged on the roof.

WEBBE 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (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.)

LSV and she has caused them to go up on the roof, and hides them with the flax wood, which is arranged for her on the roof.

FBV (She had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under some bundles of flax that she had lying there.)

T4T But she was lying, she had taken the two men up to the flat roof of her house and had hidden them under the piles of flax that she had laid on the roof.

LEB (But she had taken them to the roof and had hidden them _⌊in the stalks of flax_⌋[fn] that she _⌊had spread out_⌋[fn] on the roof.)

2:6 Literally “in the flaxes of the plant stalk”

2:6 Literally “had been arranged”

BBE But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.

Moff Now she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under some stalks of flax which she had arranged on the roof.

JPS But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had spread out upon the roof.

ASV 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.

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

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.

SLT And she brought them up to the roof, and she will hide them in woody flax arranged by her upon the roof.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 But shee had brought them vp to the roofe of the house, and hid them with the stalkes of flaxe, which she had laid in order vpon the roofe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But she had brought them vp to the rooffe of the house, & hyd them with the stalkes of flare which she had lying abrode vpon the rooffe.
(But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flare which she had lying abroad upon the roof.)

Gnva (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)
((But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had spread abroad upon the roof) )

Cvdl But she had caused them to clymme vp vnto the house toppe, and hyd them vnder the stalkes of flaxe, that she had prepared her vpo the toppe of the house.
(But she had caused them to climb up unto the house toppe, and hid them under the stalks of flax, that she had prepared her upon the top of the house.)

Wycl Forsothe sche made the men to stie in to the soler of hir hows, and hilide hem with stobil of flex, that was there.
(For_certain/Truly she made the men to ascend/descend in to the soler of her house, and helde hem with stobil of flex, that was there.)

Luth Sie aber ließ sie auf das Dach steigen und verdeckte sie unter die Flachsstengel, die sie ihr auf dem Dache ausgebreitet hatte.
(They/She but left/let they/she/them on/in/to the roof climb(v) and hiddene they/she/them under the Flachsstengel, the they/she/them you(pl)/their/her on/in/to to_him roof spread_out had.)

ClVg Ipsa autem fecit ascendere viros in solarium domus suæ, operuitque eos stipula lini, quæ ibi erat.
(Itself however he_did to_ascend men in/into/on alonerium home his/her_own, coveredque them stipula lini, which there was. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–24 Joshua sent men to explore Jericho secretly

Joshua sent two men to look at Jericho, a town in the land of Canaan. A woman of Jericho called Rahab hid the two men so that the king’s soldiers could not find them. She did this because she believed that Yahweh would help the Israelites conquer their land. The men promised Rahab that if she did not betray them, they would rescue her and her family when the Israelites conquered the town. Rahab helped the men escape from Jericho and they hid in the hills for three days. When the soldiers of Jericho stopped looking for them, they returned to Joshua.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The spies went to Jericho

The spies and Rahab

Rahab helped the spies

Paragraph: 2:1–7

Joshua sent two spies to Jericho and they entered the house of Rahab. The king of Jericho sent soldiers to arrest them, but Rahab protected the two men. She hid the spies and told the soldiers that they had already left.

2:6a

(But Rahab had taken them up to the roof

But she had already taken the two Israelites up to the roof.
However, earlier she took the two men up to the flat roof of her house.

But: The Hebrew conjunction that the BSB translates as But expresses a contrast between what Rahab said and what she had done. Use whatever word is natural in your language to show this contrast.

Rahab had taken them up to the roof: The clause Rahab had taken them up to the roof indicates that Rahab had already led the men to the roof before she spoke to the soldiers.

up to the roof: The phrase up to the roof refers to the roof of Rahab’s house. Houses in this area had flat roofs. It was possible for the men to be on the roof without falling off.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

But she had already led them up to the flat roof of her house

Rahab said this, but really she had taken the men up to the roof (ERV)

2:6b

and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.)

She hid them under the stalks of flax which she laid out there.
She hid them under the flax plants that were drying on the roof.

and hidden them among the stalks of flax: The clause hidden them among the stalks of flax indicates that Rahab hid the men underneath the stalks of flax.

flax: The word flax refers to a plant that grows in tall stalks. People use the fibers from the stalks to make thread. They weave this thread into linen cloth.

The type of stalks that Rahab used is not the important thing in this verse. In areas where flax is not known, a general word like “stalk” or “plant” may be used in the translation.

that she had laid out there: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as laid out there can also be translated “arrange” or “lay out.” Rahab laid out the flax stalks on the roof to dry.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

she had hidden them underneath the stalks of flax which she had laid out on the roof

she had hidden them under the plants that were drying on the roof

General Comment on 2:4–6

Verse 2:6 gives a fuller version of the events of 2:4a. In some languages it may be clearer to put these events in chronological order.

Here is a way to translate these verses in chronological order:

^{4a 6a} Before the soldiers arrived, Rahab took the two Israelites up to the roof of her house ^6band hid them under the stalks of flax which she had laid out there. ^4bShe said to the soldiers, ^4c“It is true, these men came to me, but I did not know where they came from. ^5aAt sunset, when the town gate was about to be closed, they left. ^5bI do not know where they were going. ^5cIf you chase them quickly, you may overtake them.”

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הִ֖יא הֶעֱלָ֣תַ⁠ם הַ⁠גָּ֑גָ⁠ה וַֽ⁠תִּטְמְנֵ⁠ם֙ בְּ⁠פִשְׁתֵּ֣י הָ⁠עֵ֔ץ הָ⁠עֲרֻכ֥וֹת לָ֖⁠הּ עַל־הַ⁠גָּֽג

and=she she,had_taken_them_up to,the,roof and,she,had_hidden_them among,the_flax(es)_of the=tree [which,had_been]_arranged to/for=her/it on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,roof

The author is providing this background information to explain how Rahab had hidden the men, as described in [2:4](../02/04.md). Use a natural way in your language for introducing background information.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠גָּ֑גָ⁠ה

to,the,roof

The roof was flat and strong, so people could walk around on it. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate explicitly that the roof was flat. The UST models one way to do this.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠פִשְׁתֵּ֣י הָ⁠עֵ֔ץ

among,the_flax(es)_of the=tree

The word flax refers to a plant that is grown for its fibers, which are used in making cloth. It has tall, slender stalks that can be tied into bundles. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of plant, you could use the name of something similar in your area, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [in the long stalks of a plant]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הָ⁠עֲרֻכ֥וֹת לָ֖⁠הּ

[which,had_been]_arranged to/for=her/it

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [that she had arranged]

Parallel JOS 2:6

Section 2:1–24 Joshua sent men to explore Jericho secretly

Paragraph: 2:1–7

2:6a

2:6b

General Comment on 2:4–6