Joshua 8:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 20214 with the command, “You shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it; do not go very far from the city, but all of you stay alert. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17694 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition4 And he commanded them, Behold, you shall lie in wait against the city behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: See the chapterCommon English Bible4 He commanded them, “Look. You are to ambush the city from behind. Don’t move too far away from the city. Be ready, all of you. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version4 And he instructed them, saying: "Set an ambush behind the city. You shall withdraw not far away, and let everyone be prepared. See the chapter |
The king got up in the night and said to his servants, “I will tell you what the Arameans have prepared against us. They know that we are starving, so they left the camp to hide themselves in the open country, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive and get into the city.’ ”