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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 ](./04.md ). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# the roof
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The roof was flat and strong, so people could walk around on it.
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# flax
a plant that is grown for its fibers, which is used in making cloth
# the men pursued them
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The men pursued the spies because of what Rahab had told them in [Joshua 2:5 ](./04.md ).
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# fords
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places where a river or other body of water is shallow enough for people to get to the other side by walking through it
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jordanriver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gate]]
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