Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version with these orders: “Listen carefully. You are to set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from it. All of you be on the alert. New Living Translation with these orders: “Hide in ambush close behind the town and be ready for action. English Standard Version And he commanded them, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready. Berean Standard Bible with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready. King James Bible 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: New King James Version And he commanded them, saying: “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. New American Standard Bible He commanded them, saying, “See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. NASB 1995 He commanded them, saying, “See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. NASB 1977 And he commanded them, saying, “See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. Legacy Standard Bible And he commanded them, saying, “See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. Amplified Bible He commanded them, saying, “Listen closely, you are going to lie in wait and ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far away from the city, but all of you be ready. Christian Standard Bible He commanded them, “Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready. Holman Christian Standard Bible He commanded them: “Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready. American Standard Version 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: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he commanded them and he said to them: “See when you lie in ambush against the city from behind the city, you shall not go very far from the city, and be ready, all of you Brenton Septuagint Translation And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready. Douay-Rheims Bible And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready. English Revised Version 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation with these orders: "Set an ambush behind the city. Don't go very far away from the city. Everyone must be ready. Good News Translation with these orders: "Hide on the other side of the city, but not too far away from it; be ready to attack. International Standard Version telling them, "Pay attention now! You are to set up an ambush around the city. Don't go very far from the city, and all of you remain on alert. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and commands them, saying, “See, you are ones lying in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, you do not go very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared, Majority Standard Bible with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready. New American Bible with these orders: “See that you ambush the city from the rear. Do not be very far from the city. All of you must be ready. NET Bible He told them, "Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don't go very far from the city; all of you be ready! New Revised Standard Version 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. New Heart English Bible He commanded them, saying, "Look, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. Webster's Bible Translation 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: World English Bible He commanded them, saying, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. Young's Literal Translation and commandeth them, saying, 'See, ye are liers in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Conquest of Ai…3So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night 4with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready. 5Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.… Cross References Joshua 8:3 So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night Judges 20:29 So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah. 2 Kings 7:12 So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, "Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, 'When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.'" 2 Chronicles 13:13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them. Treasury of Scripture And he commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be you all ready: lie in wait Joshua 8:16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. Judges 9:25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. Judges 20:29,33,36 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah… go not Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. Ecclesiastes 9:16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. Jump to Previous Ambush Carefully City Commanded Commandeth Hold Lie Orders Position Prepared Readiness Ready Rear Secretly Wait YourselvesJump to Next Ambush Carefully City Commanded Commandeth Hold Lie Orders Position Prepared Readiness Ready Rear Secretly Wait YourselvesJoshua 8 1. God encourages Joshua3. The plan whereby Ai was taken 29. The king thereof is hanged 30. Joshua builds an altar 32. writes the law on stones 33. and pronounces the blessings and curses (4-8) Joshua's general plan of operations is stated in these verses. The following verses explain how it was worked out. Hebrew with these orders:וַיְצַ֨ו (way·ṣaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order “Pay attention. רְ֠אוּ (rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see You אַתֶּ֞ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are to lie in ambush אֹרְבִ֤ים (’ō·rə·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 693: To lie in wait behind מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the city, לָעִיר֙ (lā·‘îr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not too מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily far תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ (tar·ḥî·qū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant from it. הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement All of you כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם (kul·lə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every must be וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (wih·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be ready. נְכֹנִֽים׃ (nə·ḵō·nîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3559: To be erect Links Joshua 8:4 NIVJoshua 8:4 NLT Joshua 8:4 ESV Joshua 8:4 NASB Joshua 8:4 KJV Joshua 8:4 BibleApps.com Joshua 8:4 Biblia Paralela Joshua 8:4 Chinese Bible Joshua 8:4 French Bible Joshua 8:4 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 8:4 He commanded them saying Behold you shall (Josh. 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