Joshua 2:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But she had broughtהֶעֱלָ֣תַם
(he·'e·la·tam)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
them up to the roofהַגָּ֑גָה
(hag·ga·gah;)
1406: a roof, a topof uncertain derivation
and hiddenוַֽתִּטְמְנֵם֙
(vat·tit·me·nem)
2934: to hide, conceala prim. root
them in the stalksהָעֵ֔ץ
(ha·'etz,)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of flaxבְּפִשְׁתֵּ֣י
(be·fish·tei)
6593: flax, linenof uncertain derivation
which she had laid in orderהָעֲרֻכֹ֥ות
(ha·'a·ru·cho·vt)
6186a: to arrange or set in ordera prim. root
on the roof.הַגָּֽג׃
(hag·gag.)
1406: a roof, a topof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
But she had brought them up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to the roof
gag  (gawg)
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar -- roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
of the house and hid
taman  (taw-man')
to hide (by covering over) -- hide, lay privily, in secret.
them with the stalks
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of flax
pishteh  (pish-teh')
linen (i.e. the thread, as carded) -- flax, linen.
which she had laid in order
`arak  (aw-rak')
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
upon the roof
gag  (gawg)
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar -- roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them in the stalks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had arranged on the roof.

International Standard Version
But she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them among stalks of flax that she had laid out in order on the roof.

NET Bible
(Now she had taken them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax she had spread out on the roof.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(She had taken them up to the roof and covered them with the flax which she had laid up there.)

King James 2000 Bible
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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