en_tn_lite_do_not_use/jos/02/06.md

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But she had taken them ... on the roof

This is background information and explains how she had hidden the men in Joshua 2:4. (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.

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

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