Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and they have come out after us till we have drawn them out of the city, for they say, They are fleeing before us as at the first, and we have fled before them,
New American Standard Bible
They will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing before us as at the first.’ So we will flee before them.
King James Version
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
Holman Bible
They will come after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us as before.’ While we are fleeing from them,
International Standard Version
They'll come after us until we've drawn them away from the city, because they'll say, "They're running away from us just like they did before.' While we're running away from them,
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
They will come out after us until we have lured them away from the city, because they will say, ‘They are running from us as [they did] before.’ So we will run from them.
Bible in Basic English
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;
Darby Translation
And they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first; and we will flee before them.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will come out after us, and we drew them away from the city, for they will say, They flee before us as at the first: and we fled before their face.
King James 2000
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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.
Modern King James verseion
(for they will come out after us) until we have drawn them out of the city. For they will say, They flee before us, even as at the first. And we will flee before them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they will come out after us, until we have plucked them away from the city. For they will say, 'They flee before us, as at the first time': for we will flee before them.
NET Bible
They will attack us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, 'They are retreating from us like before.' We will retreat from them.
New Heart English Bible
They will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, 'They flee before us, like the first time.' So we will flee before them,
The Emphasized Bible
so will they come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, Fleeing before us, as at the first! therefore will we flee before them.
Webster
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
World English Bible
They will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, 'They flee before us, like the first time.' So we will flee before them,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » March in ranks » Stratagems » Ambushes, at ai
Cities » Were frequently » Stormed
Interlinear
Yatsa'
Nathaq
Nuwc
Paniym
פּנים
Paniym
before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,
Usage: 2119
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
5 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, 6 and they have come out after us till we have drawn them out of the city, for they say, They are fleeing before us as at the first, and we have fled before them, 7 and ye rise from the ambush, and have occupied the city, and Jehovah your God hath given it into your hand;
Cross References
Exodus 14:3
and Pharaoh hath said of the sons of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut upon them;
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I pursue, I overtake; I apportion spoil; Filled is my soul with them; I draw out my sword; My hand destroyeth them: --
Judges 20:32
And the sons of Benjamin say, 'They are smitten before us as at the beginning;' but the sons of Israel said, 'Let us flee, and draw them away out of the city, unto the highways.'
Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.
Ecclesiastes 9:12
For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.