Joshua 8:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:”
Joshua 8:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 8:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He commanded them, saying, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.”
Joshua 8:4 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:”
Joshua 8:4 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and commandeth them, saying, `See, ye are liers in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared,”
Joshua 8:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he commanded them, saying, See, ye shall be in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, and be all of you ready.”
Joshua 8:4 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he commanded them, saying, Behold, yee shall lye in waite against the citie on the backeside of the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all in a readinesse.”
Joshua 8:4 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:4 in Context — Joshua 8
2 Tu traiteras Aï et son roi comme tu as traité Jéricho et son roi; seulement vous garderez pour vous le butin et le bétail. Place une embuscade derrière la ville.
3 Josué se leva avec tous les gens de guerre, pour monter contre Aï. Il choisit trente mille vaillants hommes, qu’il fit partir de nuit,
4 et auxquels il donna cet ordre: Écoutez, vous vous mettrez en embuscade derrière la ville; ne vous éloignez pas beaucoup de la ville, et soyez tous prêts.
5 Mais moi et tout le peuple qui est avec moi, nous nous approcherons de la ville. Et quand ils sortiront à notre rencontre, comme la première fois, nous prendrons la fuite devant eux.
6 Ils nous poursuivront jusqu’à ce que nous les ayons attirés loin de la ville, car ils diront: Ils fuient devant nous, comme la première fois! Et nous fuirons devant eux.
What Does Joshua 8:4 Mean?
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