Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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,
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 commanded them, saying, "Look, you are to lay an ambush against the city from behind. Do not go very far from the city and be ready. 5 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. 6 They will come out after us until we draw them away from the city, because they will think, '[They are] fleeing from us {as before}.' So we will flee from them.
Cross References
Joshua 7:5
The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, and they chased them from the gate up to Shebarim and killed them on the slope. And the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
Judges 20:31-33
The descendants of Benjamin went out to meet the troops, and they lured [them] away from the city and began to inflict casualties on the troops as before, on the main road, one of which goes up [to] Bethel, the other to Gibeah; [and] in the field [there were] about thirty men of Israel.
Matthew 10:16
"Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.