Joshua 8:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“(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.”
Joshua 8:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 8:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
Joshua 8:6 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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;”
Joshua 8:6 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Joshua 8:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Joshua 8:6 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For they wil come out after vs, till we haue brought them out of the citie: for they will say, They flee before vs as at the first time: so we will flee before them.”
Joshua 8:6 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:6 in Context — Joshua 8
4 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:
5 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,
6 (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.
7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
What Does Joshua 8:6 Mean?
Joshua 8:6 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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