Joshua 2:8

Christian Standard Bible ®

Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
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;

Lexham English Bible
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

New Century Version
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.

Amplified Bible
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,

Geneva Bible (1587)
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

Contemporary English Version
Rahab went back up to her roof. The spies were still awake, so she told them:

Complete Jewish Bible
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;

Easy-to-Read Version
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;

Good News Translation
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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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;

Bible in Basic English
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,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.

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;

English Revised Version
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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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,

Update Bible Version
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;

World English Bible
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,

New Living Translation
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.

New Revised Standard
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;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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,

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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

Contextual Overview

⁸Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof ⁹and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and everyone who lives in the land is panicking because of you. ¹⁰For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings you completely destroyed across the Jordan. ¹¹When we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below. ¹²Now please swear to me by the Lord that you will also show kindness to my father’s family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign ¹³that you will spare the lives of my father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all who belong to them, and save us from death.” ¹⁴The men answered her, “We will give our lives for yours. If you don’t report our mission, we will show kindness and faithfulness to you when the Lord gives us the land.” ¹⁵Then she let them down by a rope through the window, since she lived in a house that was built into the wall of the city. ¹⁶“Go to the hill country so that the men pursuing you won’t find you,” she said to them. “Hide there for three days until they return; afterward, go on your way.” ¹⁷The men said to her, “We will be free from this oath you made us swear,

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 God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed.

Genesis 2:9
The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:24
He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 4:16
Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Genesis 13:10
Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the Lord’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

2 Kings 19:12
Did the gods of the nations that my predecessors destroyed rescue them—nations such as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the Edenites in Telassar?

Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord will comfort Zion;he will comfort all her waste places,and he will make her wilderness like Eden,and her desert like the garden of the Lord.Joy and gladness will be found in her,thanksgiving and melodious song.

Ezekiel 27:23
Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.

Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God.Every kind of precious stone covered you:carnelian, topaz, and diamond,beryl, onyx, and jasper,lapis lazuli, turquoise and emerald.Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;they were prepared on the day you were created.

Ezekiel 31:16
I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I threw it down to Sheol to be with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were comforted in the underworld.

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.