Joshua 2:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.”

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BSBPD

“Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the side of the wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she causeth them to go down by a rope through the window, for her house <FI>is<Fi> in the side of the wall, and in the wall she <FI>is<Fi> dwelling;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 2:15 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 6:20So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.
  2. 1 Samuel 19:12So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.
  3. Acts 9:25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:33But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

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