Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
He commanded them: “Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready.
New American Standard Bible
He commanded them, saying, “See, you are
King James Version
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:
International Standard Version
telling them, "Pay attention now! You are to set up an ambush around the city. Don't go very far from the city, and all of you remain on alert.
A Conservative Version
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lay in ambush against the city, behind the city. Go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready,
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
He commanded them, saying, “Listen closely, you are going to lie in wait and ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far away from the city, but all of you be ready.
Bible in Basic English
And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will command them, saying. See, ye lie in wait against the city, behind the city: ye shall not be far off from the city greatly, and be ye all of you prepared:
King James 2000
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be you all ready:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he commanded them, saying, "Look, you are to lay an ambush against the city from behind. Do not go very far from the city and be ready.
Modern King James verseion
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, you will be an ambush against the city, behind the city. You shall not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he commanded them, saying, "See that ye lie await unto the town on the backside thereof. Go not very far from the city, and see that ye be all ready.
NET Bible
He told them, "Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don't go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
New Heart English Bible
He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.
The Emphasized Bible
And he commanded them, saying - See! ye, shall be lying in ambush against the city, behind the city, do not go very far from the city, - so shall ye all be ready.
Webster
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:
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » March in ranks » Stratagems » Ambushes, at ai
Cities » Were frequently » Stormed
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
M@`od
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ai Is Destroyed
3
So Joshua and the whole military force set out to attack Ai. Joshua selected 30,000 fighting men and sent them out at night.
4 He commanded them: “Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready.
Cross References
Judges 20:29
So Israel set up an ambush
Joshua 8:16
Then all the troops of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
Judges 9:25
The lords of Shechem rebelled against him by putting people on the tops of the mountains to ambush
Judges 20:33
So all the men of Israel got up from their places and took their battle positions at Baal-tamar, while the Israelites in ambush charged out of their places west of
Judges 20:36
Then the Benjaminites realized they had been defeated.
The men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin, because they were confident in the ambush they had set against Gibeah.
1 Samuel 15:2
This is what the Lord of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed
1 Samuel 15:5
Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
than ten rulers of a city.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength,
Acts 23:21
Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”