Joshua 2:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now beforeטֶ֣רֶם
(te·rem)
2962: not yet, ere, before thata prim. adverb
they lay down,יִשְׁכָּב֑וּן
(yish·ka·vun;)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
she cameעָלְתָ֥ה
(a·le·tah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to them on the roof,הַגָּֽג׃
(hag·gag.)
1406: a roof, a topof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And before they were laid down
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
she came 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)
unto them 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
Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Before the men fell asleep, she went up on the roof

International Standard Version
Before the scouts had lain down, she went up to them on the roof

NET Bible
Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Before the spies fell asleep, Rahab went up to them on the roof.

King James 2000 Bible
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
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