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Joshua 2:8

What does Joshua 2:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Joshua 2:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And--before they lie down--she hath gone up unto them on the roof,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And before they had lain down, she went up to them upon the roof;

Context

v.7And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

v.8This passage

v.9and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.

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