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Joshua 8:2-4
New American Standard Bible
Joshua 8:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 You shall do to Ai and its king just as you did to Jericho and its king; you shall (A)take only its spoils and its cattle as plunder for yourselves. [a]Set an ambush for the city behind it.”
3 So Joshua rose up with all the people of war to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand men, valiant warriors, and sent them out at night. 4 He commanded them, saying, “See, you are (B)going to ambush the city from behind [b]it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.
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- Joshua 8:2 Lit Set for yourself
- Joshua 8:4 Lit the city
Joshua 8:2-4
New International Version
Joshua 8:2-4
New International Version
2 You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder(A) and livestock for yourselves.(B) Set an ambush(C) behind the city.”
3 So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night 4 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.
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