American Standard Version
"And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; "
— Joshua 2:8, American Standard Version
“And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;”
“Before they had laid down, she came up to them on the roof;”
“Now before the spies went to sleep, Rahab went up to the roof.”
“The men that were hid were not yet asleep, when behold the woman went up to them, and said:”
“And before the men went to rest, she came up to them on the roof,”
“And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;”
and it came to pass about the time of the shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out; whither the men went I know not: pursue after them quickly; for ye will overtake them.
But she had brought them up to the roof, 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 the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof;
and she said unto the men, I know that Jehovah hath given you the land, and that the fear of you is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.