But (A)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. So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan, to the crossing places; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate.

Now before [a]the spies lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

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  1. Joshua 2:8 Lit they lay

(But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax(A) she had laid out on the roof.)(B) So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan,(C) and as soon as the pursuers(D) had gone out, the gate was shut.

Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof(E)

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