Joshua 7:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

After returning to Joshua they reported to him, ‘Don’t send all the people, but send about two thousand or three thousand  men to attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, don’t wear out all our people there.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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)

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

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

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

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 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 21:25

A slacker’s craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

Luke 13:24

‘Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,   because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able to

Hebrews 4:11

Let us, then, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

Joshua 7:2

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven,  east of Bethel, and told them, ‘Go up and scout the land.’ So the men went up and scouted Ai.

Joshua 7:4

So about three thousand men  went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election,  because if you do these things you will never stumble.

2 Peter 1:5

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,