Joshua 2:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof”
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BSBPD
“Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And--before they lie down--she hath gone up unto them on the roof,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 2:8 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 2:6(But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.)
- Judges 16:27Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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