Joshua 8:5 - Tree of Life Version

Then I and all the troops with me will approach the city. Then it will be when they come out against us, like the first time, that we will flee before them.

More versions

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 am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Joshua 7:5

The men of Ai struck down about 36 of their men, and they chased them from outside the gate as far as Shebarim, striking them down on the slope. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

Joshua 8:6

So they will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city. For they will think, ‘They are fleeing before us like the first time.’ While we are fleeing before them,