Verse List for JOS 7:3

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OET (OET-RV) When they returned to Yehoshua, they told him, “Don’t send all the warriors—only around two to three thousand men should go and attack them. Don’t bother everyone else because Ay is small.”

OET-LV And_they _returned to Yəhōshūˊa and_they _said to_him/it not all _of let _it _go _up the_people about_two _thousand man or about_three _of thousand(s) man let _them _go _up and_let _them _attack DOM (the)_ˊAy do _not make _go _wearily to_(to) DOM all _of the_people if/because are_few they.

ULT And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up. About 2, 000 men or about 3, 000 men should go up and strike Ai. Do not make all the people weary there, because they are few.”

UST When they returned, they told him, “Only a small number of people live in Ai. So just send 2,000 or 3,000 men to attack them. There is no need to send all of our soldiers.”

BSB & MSB On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men [are enough] to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”

OEB and came back to Joshua, saying, ‘All the nation need not go up. Let only about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make all the nation toil up there, for there are few people at Ai.’

WEBBE & WMBB They returned to Joshua, and said to him, “Don’t let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all the people to toil there, for there are only a few of them.”

NET They returned and reported to Joshua, “Don’t send the whole army. About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.”

LSV and they return to Joshua, and say to him, “Do not let all the people go up; let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men, go up, and they strike Ai; do not cause all the people to labor there; for they [are] few.”

FBV When they returned they told Joshua, “The whole army isn't needed. Two or three thousand men is enough to go and attack Ai. Don't bother sending everyone—there's only a few of them.”

T4T When they returned to Joshua they said, “There are only a few people in Ai. So we do not need to send all of our soldiers to defeat them. Send 2.000 or 3,000 men to attack them. That will be enough.”

LEB And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up and attack Ai; only two or three thousand men should go up because they[fn] are few. Do not make all the people weary up there.”

BBE Then they came back to Joshua and said to him, Do not send all the people up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and make an attack on Ai; there is no need for all the people to be tired with the journey there, for it is only a small town.

Moff and came back to Joshua, saying, “All the nation need not go up; let only about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make all the nation toil up there, for there are few folk at Ai.”

JPS 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA 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?

YLT and they turn back unto Joshua, and say unto him, 'Let not all the people go up; let about two thousand men, or about three thousand men, go up, and they smite Ai; cause not all the people to labour thither; for they [are] few.'

Drby And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up; let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither, for they are few.

RV 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.
(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/there; for they are but few.)

SLT 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.

Wbstr And they returned to Joshua, and said to 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 labor thither; for they are but few.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(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/there; for they are but few.)

KJB-1611 And they returned to Ioshua, and said vnto him, Let not all the people goe vp: but let [fn]about two or three thousand men goe vp, and smite Ai, and make not all the people to labour thither, for they are but few.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And returned to Iosuah, and sayde vnto him, Let not all the people go vp: but let as it were two or three thousande men go vp, and smyte Ai: and make not all the people to labour thyther, for they are but fewe.
(And returned to Yoshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up: but let as it were two or three thousand men go up, and smite/strike Ai: and make not all the people to labour thither/there, for they are but few.)

Gnva And returned to Ioshua, and saide vnto him, Let not al the people go vp, but let as it were two or three thousand men go vp, and smite Ai, and make not al the people to labour thither, for they are fewe.
(And returned to Yoshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up, but let as it were two or three thousand men go up, and smite Ai, and make not all the people to labour thither/there, for they are few.)

Cvdl they came agayne to Iosua, and sayde vnto him: Let not all the people go vp, but vpon a two or thre thousande, that they maye go vp and smyte Hai, lest all the people weerye them selues there, for they are but fewe.
(they came again to Yoshua, and said unto him: Let not all the people go up, but upon a two or three thousand, that they may go up and smite/strike Hai, lest all the people weerye themselves there, for they are but few.)

Wycl and thei turneden ayen, and seiden to hym, `Not al the puple stie, but twey ether thre thousynde of men go, and do awei the citee; whi schal al the puple be trauelid in veyn ayens feweste enemyes?
(and they turned again, and said to him, Not all the people stie, but twain/two_or_both either three thousand of men go, and do away the city; why shall all the people be travelled in vain against feweste enemies?)

Luth kamen sie wieder zu Josua und sprachen zu ihm: Laß nicht das ganze Volk hinaufziehen, sondern bei zwei oder dreitausend Mann, daß sie hinaufziehen und schlagen Ai, daß nicht das ganze Volk sich daselbst bemühe, denn ihrer ist wenig.
(came they/she/them again to/for Yosua and said to/for him: Let not the whole/all people pull_up, rather at/in two or three_thousand man, that they/she/them pull_up and hit/beat Ai, that not the whole/all people itself/yourself/themselves there try, because/than of_their/her is few.)

ClVg Et reversi dixerunt ei: Non ascendat omnis populus, sed duo vel tria millia virorum pergant, et deleant civitatem: quare omnis populus frustra vexabitur contra hostes paucissimos?
(And returned they_said to_him: Not/No let_it_go_up everyone the_people, but two or three thousands of_men pergant, and deleant the_city: why everyone the_people in_vain vexabitur on_the_contrary enemies in_a_fewsimos?)

UHB וַ⁠יָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָי⁠ו֮ אַל־יַ֣עַל כָּל־הָ⁠עָם֒ כְּ⁠אַלְפַּ֣יִם אִ֗ישׁ א֚וֹ כִּ⁠שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ יַעֲל֖וּ וְ⁠יַכּ֣וּ אֶת־הָ⁠עָ֑י אַל־תְּיַגַּע־שָׁ֨מָּ⁠ה֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ⁠עָ֔ם כִּ֥י מְעַ֖ט הֵֽמָּה׃ ‡

BrLXX καὶ ἀνέβησαν οἱ ἄνδρες καὶ κατεσκέψαντο τὴν Γαί· Καὶ ἀνέστρεψαν πρὸς Ἰησοῦν, καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτὸν, μὴ ἀναβήτω πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, ἀλλʼ ὡσεὶ δισχίλιοι ἢ τρισχίλιοι ἄνδρες ἀναβήτωσαν καὶ ἐκπολιορκησάτωσαν τὴν πόλιν· μὴ ἀναγάγῃς ἐκεῖ τὸν λαὸν ἅπαντα, ὀλίγοι γάρ εἰσι.

BrTr And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and take the city by siege: carry not up thither the whole people, for the enemy are few.