Joshua 8:5 - King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

⁵ And I and all the people with me shall draw near to the city. And it shall be, when they come out to meet us as at the first, and we have fled before them,

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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,

Joshua 8:5 Cross References

Matthew 10:16

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai struck thirty-six men of them, and pursued them before the gate to Shebarim. And they struck them in the descent. And the heart of the people was melted, and became as water.

Joshua 8:6

and they will come out after us until we have drawn them out of the city. For they will say, They are fleeing before us, as at the first. And we will flee from them;