Joshua 2:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 2:8

6 (But ^ashe had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.)

7 Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate.

8 Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

9 and said to the men: ^a“I know that the Lord has given you the land, that ^bthe terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land ^care fainthearted because of you.

10 For we have heard how the Lord ^adried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and ^bwhat you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you ^cutterly destroyed.

11 And as soon as we ^aheard these things, ^bour hearts melted; neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you, for ^cthe Lord your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.

12 Now therefore, I beg you, ^aswear to me by the Lord, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to ^bmy father’s house, and ^cgive me a true token,

13 and ^aspare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.”

14 So the men answered her, “Our lives for yours, if none of you tell this business of ours. And it shall be, when the Lord has given us the land, that ^awe will deal kindly and truly with you.”

15 Then she ^alet them down by a rope through the window, for her house was on the city wall; she dwelt on the wall.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 2:8

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

Amplified® Bible
Before the two men had lain down, Rahab came up to them on the roof,

Contemporary English Version
Rahab went back up to her roof. The spies were still awake, so she told them:

Darby English Version
And before they had lain down, she went up to them upon the roof;

Good News Bible
Before the spies settled down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof

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

New American Standard Bible
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

New International Version
Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof

New King James Version
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

Revised Standard Version
Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

Young's Literal Translation
And -- before they lie down -- she hath gone up unto them on the roof,

New English Translation
Now before the spies¹ went to sleep, Rahab² went up³ to the roof.

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