Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.
Joshua 8:5 - Modern King James Version And I, and all the people with me, shall go toward the city. And it shall be, when they come out against us, as at the first, we will flee before them, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, Amplified 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: |
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and as harmless as doves.
And the men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, for they chased them from before the gate to Shebarim, and struck them in the road going down. Therefore the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
(for they will come out after us) until we have drawn them out of the city. For they will say, They flee before us, even as at the first. And we will flee before them.