And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bĕyth Ěl and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Joshua 8:13 - The Scriptures 2009 So they stationed the people, all the army that was on the north of the city, and its rear guard on the west of the city, and Yehoshua went that night into the midst of the valley. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they stationed all the army–the main encampment that was north of the city and their men in ambush behind and on the west of the city–and Joshua went that night into the midst of the ravine. American Standard Version (1901) So they set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers-in-wait that were on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. Common English Bible The people positioned the main camp on the north side of the city and its rear guard on its west side. That night, Joshua went into the middle of the valley. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, all the remainder of the army was arranged in a line to the north, so that the very end of that multitude reached to the western region of the city. Then Joshua went out that night, and he stood in the middle of the valley. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But all the rest of the army went in battle array on the north side, so that the last of that multitude reached to the west side of the city. So Josue went that night, and stood in the midst of the valley. |
And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bĕyth Ěl and Ai, on the west side of the city.
And it came to be, when the sovereign of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hastened and rose up early and went out against Yisra’ĕl to battle, he and all his people, at an appointed place before the desert plain. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.
“And it shall be, when you capture the city, that you burn the city with fire. Do according to the word of יהוה. See, I have commanded you.”