Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.
New American Standard Bible
And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between
King James Version
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Holman Bible
Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
International Standard Version
Taking about 5,000 men, he set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city,
A Conservative Version
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
American Standard Version
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Amplified
And Joshua took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Bible in Basic English
And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.
Darby Translation
Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take about five thousand men and set them in ambush between the house of God and between Ai, from the sea, to the city.
King James 2000
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
Modern King James verseion
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and he took upon a five thousand men and put them to lie await, between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
New Heart English Bible
He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
The Emphasized Bible
And he took about five thousand men, - and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.
Webster
And he took about five thousand men; and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
World English Bible
He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » March in ranks » Stratagems » Ambushes, at ai
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley. 12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai. 13 The army was in position -- the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into the middle of the valley.
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 8:2-3
Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!"