Verse List for JOS 8:2

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OET (OET-RV) You’ll do to Ay and its king what you did to Yeriho (Jericho) and its king,[fn] except that you all can plunder its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Ambush the city from behind.”

OET-LV And_you _will _do to and_to_its just_as you(ms)_have _done/made to/for and_to_its only mmm and wwww to/for_you(pl) wwww to/for_yourself(m) wwww to/for from.

ULT And you shall do to Ai and its king just as you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set for yourselves an ambush against the city from behind it.”

UST Your army must do to the city of Ai and its people and king the same thing that you did to the city of Jericho and its people and king. But this time I will allow you to take all their possessions and keep them for yourselves. Tell some of your soldiers to hide behind the city and prepare to attack it suddenly.”

BSB & MSB And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”

OEB Treat Ai and its king as you treated Jericho and its king, except that you may take the spoils and cattle in it for yourselves. Lay an ambush for the town to the west of it.’

WEBBE & WMBB You shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king, except you shall take its goods and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush for the city behind it.”

NET Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

LSV and you have done to Ai and to her king as you have done to Jericho and to her king; only spoil its spoil and its livestock for yourselves; for you set an ambush for the city at its rear.”

FBV You will do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king. However, this time you may keep for yourselves the plunder and the livestock. Set up an ambush behind the town.”

T4T Your army will do to the people of Ai and their king like what you did to the people of Jericho and their king. But this time I will permit you to take all their possessions and keep them for yourselves. But first, tell some of your soldiers to hide behind the city and prepare to suddenly attack it.”

LEB You will do to Ai and its king that which you did to Jericho and its king; you may take only its spoils[fn] and livestock as booty for yourself. Set for yourself an ambush against the city from behind it.”

BBE And you are to do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king: but their goods and their cattle you may take for yourselves: let a secret force be stationed to make a surprise attack on the town from the back.

Moff and you shall treat Ai and its king as you treated Jericho and its king, except that you may take the spoils and cattle in it for yourselves. Lay an ambush for the town in the rear.”

JPS 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; set thee an ambush for the city behind it.'

ASV 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: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.

DRA And thou shalt do to the city of Hai, and to the king thereof, as thou hast done to Jericho, and to the king thereof: but the spoils and all the cattle you shall take for a prey to yourselves: lay an ambush for the city behind it.

YLT and thou hast done to Ai and to her king as thou hast done to Jericho and to her king; only, its spoil and its cattle ye spoil for yourselves; set for thee an ambush for the city at its rear.'

Drby And thou shalt do to Ai and to its king as thou didst to Jericho and to its king; only, the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall ye take as prey for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city behind it.

RV 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: set thee an ambush for the city behind it.
(And thou/you shalt/shall do to Ai and her king as thou/you didst/did unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye/you_all take for a prey unto yourselves: set thee/you an ambush for the city behind it.)

SLT And do to Ai and to her king as thou didst to Jericho and to her king: only its plunder and her cattle ye shall plunder to yourselves: set to thee an ambush to the city from behind it.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(And thou/you shalt/shall do to Ai and her king as thou/you didst/did unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye/you_all take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee/you an ambush for the city behind it.)

KJB-1611 And thou shalt doe to Ai and her king, as thou diddest vnto Iericho and her king: Onely the spoile thereof and the cattell thereof shall ye take for a pray vnto your selues: lay thee an ambush for the citie, behind it.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And thou shalt do to Ai and her kyng, as thou dyddest vnto Iericho and her king. Neuerthelesse, the spoyle & cattell thereof, shall ye take vnto your selues: Thou shalt lye in wayte agaynst the citie, on the backside thereof.
(And thou/you shalt/shall do to Ai and her king, as thou/you didst/did unto Yericho and her king. Nevertheless, the spoil and cattle thereof, shall ye/you_all take unto yourselves: Thou/You shalt/shall lie in wait against the city, on the backside thereof.)

Gnva And thou shalt doe to Ai and to the King thereof, as thou didst vnto Iericho and to the King thereof: neuerthelesse the spoyle thereof and the cattell thereof shall ye take vnto you for a praye: thou shalt lye in wait against the citie on the backside thereof.
(And thou/you shalt/shall do to Ai and to the King thereof, as thou/you didst/did unto Yericho and to the King thereof: nevertheless the spoil thereof and the cattle thereof shall ye/you_all take unto you for a pray: thou/you shalt/shall lie in wait against the city on the backside thereof.)

Cvdl And thou shalt do with Hai and the kynge of it, as thou dyddest with Iericho and the kynge therof, sauynge that ye shal deale amoge you their spoyle & catell: but set thou a preuy watch behynde the cite.
(And thou/you shalt/shall do with Hai and the king of it, as thou/you didst/did with Yericho and the king thereof, saving that ye/you_all shall deal among you their spoil and cattle: but set thou/you a privy/private watch behind the city.)

Wycl And thou schalt do to the citee of Hay, and to the king therof, as thou didist to Gerico, and to the king therof; sotheli ye schulen take to you the prey, and alle lyuynge beestis; sette thou `aspies, ethir buyschementis, to the citee bihynde it.
(And thou/you shalt/shall do to the city of Hay, and to the king thereof, as thou/you didst/did to Gerico, and to the king thereof; truly ye/you_all should take to you the prey, and all living beasts/animals; set thou/you in_wait, either ambushes, to the city behind it.)

Luth Und sollst mit Ai und ihrem Könige tun, wie du mit Jericho und ihrem Könige getan hast, ohne daß ihr ihren Raub ihr Vieh unter euch teilen sollt. Aber bestelle einen Hinterhalt hinter der Stadt.
(And should with Ai and their/her king(s) do/put, as/like you(sg) with Yericho and their/her king(s) did have, without that you(pl)/their/her your(pl) plunder you(pl)/their/her cattle under you split/divide/share(v) should. But best/primelle a Hinterhalt behind the/of_the city.)

ClVg Faciesque urbi Hai, et regi ejus, sicut fecisti Jericho, et regi illius: prædam vero, et omnia animantia diripietis vobis: pone insidias urbi post eam.
(Facesque urbi Hai, and to_rule/king_of his/her, like you_did Yericho, and to_rule/king_of of_that: loot indeed/however, and everything animantia will_plunderis to_you(pl): pone ambush urbi after her.)

UHB וְ⁠עָשִׂ֨יתָ לָ⁠עַ֜י וּ⁠לְ⁠מַלְכָּ֗⁠הּ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֤יתָ לִֽ⁠ירִיחוֹ֙ וּ⁠לְ⁠מַלְכָּ֔⁠הּ רַק־שְׁלָלָ֥⁠הּ וּ⁠בְהֶמְתָּ֖⁠הּ תָּבֹ֣זּוּ לָ⁠כֶ֑ם שִׂים־לְ⁠ךָ֥ אֹרֵ֛ב לָ⁠עִ֖יר מֵ⁠אַחֲרֶֽי⁠הָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ποιήσεις τὴν Γαὶ, ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησας τὴν Ἱεριχὼ, καὶ τὸν βασιλέα αὐτῆς· καὶ τὴν προνομὴν τῶν κτηνῶν προνομεύσεις σεαυτῷ· κατάστησον δὲ σεαυτῷ ἔνεδρα τῇ πόλει εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω.

BrTr And thou shalt do to Gai, as thou didst to Jericho and its king; and thou shalt take to thyself the spoil of its cattle; set now for thyself an ambush for the city behind.