Joshua 8:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out against us, as the first time, we will flee before them

American Standard Version (1901)

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;

Common English Bible

I will approach the city with all the people. When they come out against us the same way as before, we will flee from them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But I and the remainder of the multitude that is with me will approach from the opposite side of the city. And when they come out against us, we will flee and turn our backs, just as we did before,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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:

Joshua 8:5 Cross References

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Joshua 7:5

and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six men of them, and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim, and slew them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

Joshua 8:6

and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us, as before.’ So we will flee from them;