Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city. And it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them;
New American Standard Bible
Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out to meet us as at the first,
King James Version
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
Holman Bible
Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.
International Standard Version
I and all of the army with me will advance upon the city. When they come out after us like they did before, we'll run away from them.
A Conservative Version
and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach to the city. And it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.
Amplified
Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out to meet us [for battle] as [they did] the first time, we will run away from them.
Bible in Basic English
And I and all the people with me will come near the town, and when they come out against us as they did before, we will go in flight from them;
Darby Translation
And I and all the people that are with me will approach to the city; and it shall come to pass when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.
Julia Smith Translation
And I and all the people that are with me will draw near to the city: and it was when they shall come forth to our meeting as at the first, and we fled before them.
King James 2000
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then I and all of the people who [are] with me will approach the city. And when they go out to meet us {as before}, we will flee from them.
Modern King James verseion
And I, and all the people with me, shall go toward the city. And it shall be, when they come out against us, as at the first, we will flee before them,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city. And when they come out against us, as at the first time, then will we flee before them.
NET Bible
I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.
New Heart English Bible
I, and all the people who are with me, will approach to the city. It shall happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, and all the people who are with me, will draw near unto the city, - and it shall be, when they come out to meet us, as at the first, then will we flee before them;
Webster
And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach to the city: and it shall come to pass when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,
World English Bible
I, and all the people who are with me, will approach to the city. It shall happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and I and all the people who are with me draw near unto the city, and it hath come to pass when they come out to meet us as at the first, and we have fled before them,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » March in ranks » Stratagems » Ambushes, at ai
Cities » Were frequently » Stormed
Topics
Interlinear
Qarab
Yatsa'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 5 and I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city. And it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them; 6 and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will flee before them;
Cross References
Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Judges 20:31-33
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite and kill of the people, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to Beth-el, and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.