Parallel Verses
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.
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,
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
4
He commanded them: “Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready.
Cross References
Joshua 7:5
The men of Ai struck down about 36 of them and chased them from outside the gate to the quarries,
Judges 20:31-33
Then the Benjaminites came out against the people and were drawn away from the city.
Matthew 10:16