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Joshua 8:5

3 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:

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,

6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

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BSB
Then 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.
KJV
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,
WEB
I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. It shall happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.
ASV
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;
DARBY
And I and all the people that are with me will approach to the city; and it shall come to pass when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.
BLB
And I and all the people who [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 shall flee before their faces.
ÅB
Men jeg og alt det folk som er med meg, vil dra nær innimot byen, og når de da drar ut mot oss slik som første gang, vil vi flykte for dem.
OTB
Jeg og alt folket med meg vil nærme oss byen, og når de kommer ut for å møte oss som før, vil vi flykte fra dem.
B1930
Men jeg og alt det folk som er med mig, vil dra nær innimot byen, og når de da drar ut mot oss likesom første gang, vil vi flykte for dem.

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  • Joshua 7:5

    And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

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  • Judges 20:31–33

    And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

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  • Matthew 10:16

    Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

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