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Saturday, July 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Contemporary English Version
Joshua 2:8
Rahab went back up to her roof. The spies were still awake, so she told them:
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Christian Standard Bible®
Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof
Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof
Hebrew Names Version
Before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
Before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
King James Version
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
Lexham English Bible
Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof
Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof
English Standard Version
Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof
Before the men lay down, she came up to them on the roof
New Century Version
Before the spies went to sleep for the night, Rahab went up to the roof.
Before the spies went to sleep for the night, Rahab went up to the roof.
New English Translation
Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.
Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.
Amplified Bible
Now before the two men lay down [to sleep], Rahab came up to them on the roof,
Now before the two men lay down [to sleep], Rahab came up to them on the roof,
New American Standard Bible
Now before the spies lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
Now before the spies lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And before they were a sleepe, she came vp vnto them vpon the roofe,
And before they were a sleepe, she came vp vnto them vpon the roofe,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof
Complete Jewish Bible
The two men had not yet lain down when she returned to the roof
The two men had not yet lain down when she returned to the roof
Darby Translation
And before they had lain down, she went up to them upon the roof;
And before they had lain down, she went up to them upon the roof;
Easy-to-Read Version
The two men were ready to sleep for the night, but Rahab went to the roof to talk to them.
The two men were ready to sleep for the night, but Rahab went to the roof to talk to them.
George Lamsa Translation
And before they lay down, she came up to them upon the roof;
And before they lay down, she came up to them upon the roof;
Good News Translation
Before the spies settled down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
Before the spies settled down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
Literal Translation
And before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof.
And before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And or euer the men layed them downe to slepe, she wente vp to them vnto the house toppe,
And or euer the men layed them downe to slepe, she wente vp to them vnto the house toppe,
American Standard Version
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
Bible in Basic English
And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,
And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And or euer they were asleepe, she came vp vnto them vpon the rooffe,
And or euer they were asleepe, she came vp vnto them vpon the rooffe,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
King James Version (1611)
And before they were laide downe, shee came vp vnto them vpon the roofe.
And before they were laide downe, shee came vp vnto them vpon the roofe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the top of the house;
And it came to pass when the men who pursued after them were gone forth, and before the spies had lain down to sleep, that she came up to them on the top of the house;
English Revised Version
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
Berean Standard Bible
Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei that weren hid, slepten not yit, and lo! the womman stiede to hem, and seide,
Thei that weren hid, slepten not yit, and lo! the womman stiede to hem, and seide,
Young's Literal Translation
And -- before they lie down -- she hath gone up unto them on the roof,
And -- before they lie down -- she hath gone up unto them on the roof,
Update Bible Version
And before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
And before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
Webster's Bible Translation
And before they had lain down, she came up to them upon the roof;
And before they had lain down, she came up to them upon the roof;
World English Bible
Before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
Before they were laid down, she came up to them on the roof;
New King James Version
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
New Living Translation
Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them.
Before the spies went to sleep that night, Rahab went up on the roof to talk with them.
New Life Bible
Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof.
Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof.
New Revised Standard
Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof
Before they went to sleep, she came up to them on the roof
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, ere yet they slept, she, went up unto them, upon the roof;
And, ere yet they slept, she, went up unto them, upon the roof;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:
The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:
Revised Standard Version
Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
Before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
THE MESSAGE
Before the spies were down for the night, the woman came up to them on the roof and said, "I know that God has given you the land. We're all afraid. Everyone in the country feels hopeless. We heard how God dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt, and what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put under a holy curse and destroyed. We heard it and our hearts sank. We all had the wind knocked out of us. And all because of you, you and God , your God, God of the heavens above and God of the earth below.
Before the spies were down for the night, the woman came up to them on the roof and said, "I know that God has given you the land. We're all afraid. Everyone in the country feels hopeless. We heard how God dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt, and what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you put under a holy curse and destroyed. We heard it and our hearts sank. We all had the wind knocked out of us. And all because of you, you and God , your God, God of the heavens above and God of the earth below.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,
Contextual Overview
8 Rahab went back up to her roof. The spies were still awake, so she told them: 9 I know that the Lord has given Israel this land. Everyone shakes with fear because of you. 10 We heard how the Lord dried up the Red Sea so you could leave Egypt. And we heard how you destroyed Sihon and Og, those two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River. 11 We know that the Lord your God rules heaven and earth, and we've lost our courage and our will to fight. 12 Please promise me in the Lord 's name that you will be as kind to my family as I have been to you. Do something to show 13 that you won't let your people kill my father and mother and my brothers and sisters and their families. 14 "Rahab," the spies answered, "if you keep quiet about what we're doing, we promise to be kind to you when the Lord gives us this land. We pray that the Lord will kill us if we don't keep our promise!" 15 Rahab's house was built into the town wall, and one of the windows in her house faced outside the wall. She gave the spies a rope, showed them the window, and said, "Use this rope to let yourselves down to the ground outside the wall. 16 Then hide in the hills. The men who are looking for you won't be able to find you there. They'll give up and come back after a few days, and you can be on your way." 17The spies said: You made us promise to let you and your family live. We will keep our promise, but you can't tell anyone why we were here. You must tie this red rope on your window when we attack, and your father and mother, your brothers, and everyone else in your family must be here with you. We'll take the blame if anyone who stays in this house gets hurt. But anyone who leaves your house will be killed, and it won't be our fault.
Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Joshua 2:6 - to the roof Judges 16:27 - the roof
Cross-References
Genesis 2:8
The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.
The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.
Genesis 2:9
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.
Genesis 3:24
Then God put winged creatures at the entrance to the garden and a flaming, flashing sword to guard the way to the life-giving tree.
Then God put winged creatures at the entrance to the garden and a flaming, flashing sword to guard the way to the life-giving tree.
Genesis 4:16
But Cain had to go far from the Lord and live in the Land of Wandering, which is east of Eden.
But Cain had to go far from the Lord and live in the Land of Wandering, which is east of Eden.
Genesis 13:10
This happened before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the Lord or the land of Egypt.
This happened before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the Lord or the land of Egypt.
2 Kings 19:12
The Assyrian kings before me destroyed the towns of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and everyone from Eden who lived in Telassar. What good did their gods do them?
The Assyrian kings before me destroyed the towns of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and everyone from Eden who lived in Telassar. What good did their gods do them?
Isaiah 51:3
Though Zion is in ruins, the Lord will bring comfort, and the city will be as lovely as the garden of Eden that he provided. Then Zion will celebrate; it will be thankful and sing joyful songs.
Though Zion is in ruins, the Lord will bring comfort, and the city will be as lovely as the garden of Eden that he provided. Then Zion will celebrate; it will be thankful and sing joyful songs.
Ezekiel 27:23
You also did business with merchants from the cities of Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad,
You also did business with merchants from the cities of Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad,
Ezekiel 28:13
You lived in the garden of Eden and wore jewelry made of brightly colored gems and precious stones. They were all set in gold and were ready for you on the day you were born.
You lived in the garden of Eden and wore jewelry made of brightly colored gems and precious stones. They were all set in gold and were ready for you on the day you were born.
Ezekiel 31:16
This tree will crash to the ground, and I will send it to the world below. Then the nations of the earth will tremble. The trees from Eden and the choice trees from Lebanon are now in the world of the dead, and they will be comforted when this tree falls.
This tree will crash to the ground, and I will send it to the world below. Then the nations of the earth will tremble. The trees from Eden and the choice trees from Lebanon are now in the world of the dead, and they will be comforted when this tree falls.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And before they were laid down,.... Under the stalks of the flax; or rather, since they are said to be hid in them, before they were fallen asleep, so Kimchi and Abarbinel:
she came up unto them upon the roof; to acquaint them how things were, and to converse with them on the following subjects.
