Joshua 7:3 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

³ And they will turn back to Joshua, and will say to him, All the people shall not go up; about two thousand men or about three thousand men shall go up and smite Ai: thou shalt not weary there all the people for they few.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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

³ 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)

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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

³ 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 soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful shall kill him, for his hands refused to work,

Luke 13:24

Strive earnestly to enter through the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Hebrews 4:11

Therefore we should be earnest to come into that rest, lest any should fall in the same pattern of unbelief.

Joshua 7:2

And Joshua will send men from Jericho to Ai, which is by the house of Ain, from the east, to the house of God, and he will say to them, saying, Go up and spy the land. And the men will go up and will spy Ai

Joshua 7:4

And they will go up there from the people about three thousand men: and they will flee from the face of the men of Ai.

2 Peter 1:10

Wherefore rather, brethren, be earnest to have your calling and selection made firm: for doing these, ye should not once stumble:

2 Peter 1:5

And also this same, having brought in at the side all earnestness, furnish in addition in your faith fitness; and In fitness knowledge;