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.)
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
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.
KJV
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.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִ֖יא | ve.Hi' | and she | H1931 → |
| הֶעֱלָ֣תַם | he.'e.La.tam | she had taken up them | H5927 → |
| הַגָּ֑גָה | ha.Ga.gah | the roof towards | H1406 → |
| וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙ | va.tit.me.Nem | and she had hidden them | H2934 → |
| בְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י | be.fish.Tei | among [the] flax<es> of | H6593 → |
| הָעֵ֔ץ | ha.'Etz | the tree | H6086 → |
| הָעֲרֻכ֥וֹת | ha.'a.ru.Khot | that had been arranged | H6186 → |
| לָ֖הּ | lah | by <the> her | |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הַגָּֽג׃ | ha.Gag | the roof | H1406 → |
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