Joshua 8:16
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But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,

called together

Judges 20:36-39 But the children of Benjamin, when they saw themselves to be too weak, began to flee. Which the children of Israel seeing, gave them place to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that were prepared, which they had set near the city. . . .

drawn away

Joshua 8:5,6 But I, and the rest of the multitude which is with me, will approach on the contrary side against the city. And when they shall come out against us, we will flee, and turn our backs, as we did before: . . .

Judges 20:31 And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men:

Psalm 9:16 The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.

Ezekiel 38:11-22 And thou shalt say: I will go up to the land which is without a wall, I will come to them that are at rest, and dwell securely: all these dwell without a wall, they have no bars nor gates: . . .

Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working signs: and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the Almighty God.

Revelation 19:19-21 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse and with his army. . . .

Context
The Conquest of Ai
15But Joshua, and all Israel gave back, making as if they were afraid, and fleeing by the way of the wilderness. 16But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,17And not one remained in the city of Hai and of Bethel, that did not pursue after Israel, leaving the towns open as they had rushed out,…
Cross References
Joshua 8:17
And not one remained in the city of Hai and of Bethel, that did not pursue after Israel, leaving the towns open as they had rushed out,

Judges 20:31
And the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and seeing their enemies flee, pursued them a long way, so as to wound and kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, whilst they fled by two highways, whereof one goeth up to Bethel and the other to Gabaa, and they slew about thirty men:

Lexicon
Then all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the men [of Ai]
הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

were summoned
וַיִּזָּעֲק֗וּ (way·yiz·zā·‘ă·qū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly

to pursue them,
לִרְדֹּ֖ף (lir·dōp̄)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

and they followed
וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ (way·yir·də·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

and were drawn away
וַיִּנָּתְק֖וּ (way·yin·nā·ṯə·qū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5423: To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

the city.
בָּעַ֔י (bā·‘ay)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement


Additional Translations
Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

And they pursued after the children of Israel, and they themselves went to a distance from the city.

And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue them: and they pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

and all the people who are in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,
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