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Joshua 8:3

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1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

4 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:

5 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,

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BSB
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
KJV
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
WEB
So Joshua arose, with all the warriors, to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them out by night.
ASV
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.
DARBY
And Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose thirty thousand valiant men, and sent them away by night.
BLB
And Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai, and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.
ÅB
Da gjorde Josva og alt krigsfolket seg rede til å dra opp mot Ai, og Josva utvalgte tretti tusen mann, djerve stridsmenn, og sendte dem avsted om natten.
OTB
Så sto Josva opp med hele krigsfolket for å dra opp til Ai. Han valgte ut tretti tusen tapre krigere og sendte dem ut om natten
B1930
Da gjorde Josva og alt krigsfolket sig rede til å dra op mot Ai, og Josva utvalgte tretti tusen mann, djerve stridsmenn, og sendte dem avsted om natten.

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Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

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  • Matthew 25:6

    And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

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  • Matthew 24:50

    The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

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  • Matthew 24:39

    And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

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