Joshua 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.”

Joshua 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.”

Joshua 8:12 — World English Bible

Joshua 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.”

Joshua 8:12 — American Standard Version

Joshua 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;”

Joshua 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.”

Joshua 8:12 — Darby Translation

Joshua 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hee tooke about fiue thousande men, and set them to lye in waite betweene Beth-el and Ai, on the Westside of the citie.”

Joshua 8:12 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 8:12 in Context — Joshua 8

10 E levantando-se Josué muito de manhã, revistou ao povo, e subiu ele, com os anciãos de Israel, diante do povo contra Ai.

11 E toda a gente de guerra que com ele estava, subiu, e aproximou-se, e chegaram diante da cidade, e assentaram o campo à parte do norte de Ai: e o vale estava entre ele e Ai.

12 E tomou como cinco mil homens, e os pôs em emboscada entre Betel e Ai, à parte ocidental da cidade.

13 E o povo, todo aquele acampamento que estava à parte do norte da cidade, colocado já próximo, e sua emboscada ao ocidente da cidade, veio Josué aquela noite ao meio do vale.

14 O qual quando o rei de Ai viu, levantou-se prontamente de manhã, e saiu com a gente da cidade contra Israel, ele e todo seu povo, para combater pela planície ao tempo assinalado, não sabendo que lhe estava posta emboscada atrás da cidade.

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What Does Joshua 8:12 Mean?

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