Sometimes a roller would be used to pack down the clay.
Verses about the man let down through the roof.
Jesus death brought about a new covenant.
9 the sick man died before jesus went to the cross.
The tiles were plates of burnt clay suitable for roofing rather than for building walls or parapets.
Jesus told the man to get up take your bed and go to your house that is so amazing.
And being unable to get to him because of the crowd they removed the roof above him.
Luke 5 17 26 new life version nlv jesus heals a man let down through the roof of a house 17 on one of the days while jesus was teaching some proud religious law keepers and teachers of the law were sitting by him.
So they made a hole in the roof above him and let the man down in front of everyone.
King james version kjv previous verse.
They had come from every town in the countries of galilee and judea and from jerusalem.
Good news translation because of the crowd however they could not get the man to him.
So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where jesus was.
And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press they uncovered the roof where he was.
And when they had broken it up they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
Holman christian standard bible.
10 this man was doubly blessed.
Mark 2 3 5 and they came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
People inside the house could reach up and take him as those outside let him down.
To make a hole the men would have had to dig through the clay and remove some of the sticks.
And jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic my son your sins are forgiven.
When they had made an opening they let the man down lying on his mat.
World english bible not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude they went up to the housetop and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before jesus.
When jesus saw their faith he told the man that his sins were forgiven.
But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling bed and all into the midst in front of jesus.
In addition to being forgiven of his sins notice verses 24 25 read 11 verse 26 says the people who witnessed this event spoke of how they had seen some strange things.
This made for a hard clay roof.
And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.