◄ Joshua 8:5 ►
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I and all those with me will advance on the city, and when the men come out against us, as they did before, we will flee from them.

English Standard Version
And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out against us just as before, we shall flee before them.

New American Standard Bible
"Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out to meet us as at the first, we will flee before them.

King James Bible
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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.

International Standard Version
I and all of the army with me will advance upon the city. When they come out after us like they did before, we'll run away from them.

American Standard Version
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;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Darby Bible Translation
And I and all the people that are with me will approach to the city; and it shall come to pass when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.

Young's Literal Translation
and I and all the people who are with me draw near unto the city, and it hath come to pass when they come out to meet us as at the first, and we have fled before them,

Commentaries
Matthew Henry's Commentary
8:3-22 Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those that would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valley alone, to pray to God for a blessing, and he did not seek in vain. He never drew back till the work was done. Those that have stretched out their hands against their spiritual enemies, must never draw them back.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. behind the city—is rendered (Jos 8:9), "on the west side of Ai."
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