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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsThen 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.
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.
And she causeth them to go down by a rope through the window, for her house is in the side of the wall, and in the wall she is dwelling;
And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period