Joshua 7:3 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

³ My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And they returned to Joshua and said to him, Let not all the men go up; but let about two thousand or three thousand go up and attack Ai; do not make the whole army toil up there, for they of Ai are few.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.

Common English Bible

³ They came back to Joshua and said to him, “There is no need for all of the people to go up. Two or three thousand men could go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all of the people bother going there. There are just a few of them.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And returning, they said to him: "Let not the entire people go up. Instead, let two or three thousand men go out and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled without cause against enemies that are so very few?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And returning they said to him: Let not all the people go up, but let two or three thousand men go and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled in vain against enemies that are very few?

Joshua 7:3 Cross References

Proverbs 13:4

1 Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.

Proverbs 21:25

A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.

Luke 13:24

2 And he said to them: Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I am consummated.

Hebrews 4:11

Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is called by God, as Aaron was.

Joshua 7:2

And Josue said: Alas, O Lord God, why wouldst thou bring this people over the river Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and to destroy us? would God, we had stayed beyond the Jordan as we began.

Joshua 7:4

The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

2 Peter 1:10

9 And we have the more firm prophetical word: whereunto you do well to attend, as to a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

2 Peter 1:5

4 Being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand, according as our Lord Jesus Christ also hath signified to me.