Joshua 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.”
Joshua 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way. The people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.”
Joshua 8:20 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.”
Joshua 8:20 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither--and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer, --”
Joshua 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men of Ai turned and saw, and behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way; and the people that fled to the wilderness turned upon the pursuers.”
Joshua 8:20 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the men of Ai looked behinde them, and sawe it: for loe, the smoke of the citie ascended vp to heauen, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: for the people that fled to the wildernesse, turned backe vpon the pursuers.”
Joshua 8:20 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:20 in Context — Joshua 8
18 L’Éternel dit à Josué: Étends vers Aï le javelot que tu as à la main, car je vais la livrer en ton pouvoir. Et Josué étendit vers la ville le javelot qu’il avait à la main.
19 Aussitôt qu’il eut étendu sa main, les hommes en embuscade sortirent précipitamment du lieu où ils étaient; ils pénétrèrent dans la ville, la prirent, et se hâtèrent d’y mettre le feu.
20 Les gens d’Aï, ayant regardé derrière eux, virent la fumée de la ville monter vers le ciel, et ils ne purent se sauver d’aucun côté. Le peuple qui fuyait vers le désert se retourna contre ceux qui le poursuivaient;
21 car Josué et tout Israël, voyant la ville prise par les hommes de l’embuscade, et la fumée de la ville qui montait, se retournèrent et battirent les gens d’Aï.
22 Les autres sortirent de la ville à leur rencontre, et les gens d’Aï furent enveloppés par Israël de toutes parts. Israël les battit, sans leur laisser un survivant ni un fuyard;
What Does Joshua 8:20 Mean?
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