Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Joshua 8:5 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 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, Tuilleadh leaganachaAmplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) 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 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 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 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: English Standard Version 2016 And I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. And when they come out against us just as before, we shall flee before them. |
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
(for they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.