Joshua 8:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ I will lead the men with me to march toward the city. The men in the city will come out to fight against us. We will turn and run away from them, like we did before.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and do nothing wrong.

Joshua 8:6

Those men will chase us away from the city. They will think that we are running away from them like we did before. So we will run away.