Parallel Verses
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;
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.
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;
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
4 And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready: 5 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; 6 And they will come out after us, till we have got them away from the town; for they will say, They have gone in flight from us as before; so we will go in flight before them;
Cross References
Joshua 7:5
The men of Ai put to death about thirty-six of them, driving them from before the town as far as the stoneworks, and overcoming them on the way down: and the hearts of the people became like water.
Judges 20:31-33
And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, moving away from the town; and as before, at their first attack, they put to death about thirty men of Israel on the highways, of which one goes up to Beth-el and the other to Gibeah, and in the open country.
Matthew 10:16
See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.