unfoldingWord_en_tn/jos/02/06.md

# But she had taken them ... on the roof

This is background information and explains how she had hidden the men in [Joshua 2:4](./04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# the roof

The roof was flat and strong, so people could walk around on it.

# flax

a plant that is grown for its fibers, which is used in making cloth

# the men pursued them

The men pursued the spies because of what Rahab had told them in [Joshua 2:5](./04.md).

# fords

places where a river or other body of water is shallow enough for people to get to the other side by walking through it
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# But she had taken them ... on the roof`

			`This is background information and explains how she had hidden the men in [Joshua 2:4](./04.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])`

			`# the roof`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`The roof was flat and strong, so people could walk around on it.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# flax`

			`a plant that is grown for its fibers, which is used in making cloth`

			`# the men pursued them`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The men pursued the spies because of what Rahab had told them in [Joshua 2:5](./04.md).`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# fords`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`places where a river or other body of water is shallow enough for people to get to the other side by walking through it`