⁶(But she had taken them to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax^e that she had spread out^f on the roof.) ⁷So the men chased after them on the way to the Jordan^g at the fords; and they shut the gate behind the pursuers that had gone out after them.

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Footnotes

eLiterally “in the flaxes of the plant stalk”
fLiterally “had been arranged”
gLiterally “the road of the Jordan”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But she had brought them up to the roof and hid them with the stalks of flax that she had laid in order on the roof. So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had arranged on the roof. The men pursued them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to pursue them, the city gate was shut.

NLTNew Living Translation

(Actually, she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them beneath bundles of flax she had laid out.) So the king’s men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king’s men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut.

KJV 1900King James Version

But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.

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