Verse List for JOS 8:4

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OET (OET-RV) and told them, “Listen, you all lie in ambush against the city from close behind it, and make sure you all stay alert and ready to attack.

OET-LV And_he/it _commanded DOM_them to_say see you(pl) are_lying _in _wait for_city (from)_behind the_city do _not go _far _away from the_city very and_you(pl)_will _be of _you _of_all prepared.

ULT And he commanded them, saying, “See, you will be lying in ambush against the city from behind the city. You shall not be very far from the city. And all of you shall be prepared.

UST Joshua said to them, “Listen carefully! Some of you must hide on the other side of Ai. Do not go very far from the city. Each one of you must be ready to attack it.

BSB & MSB with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

OEB with orders to ‘Lie in ambush to the west of the town at its rear. Do not go too far away but be all ready.

WEBBE & WMBB He commanded them, saying, “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.

NET He told them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!

LSV and commands them, saying, “See, you are ones lying in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, you do not go very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared,

FBV He ordered them, “You lie in ambush behind the town, not far away. All of you need to be ready.

T4T He said to them, “Listen carefully. Some of you must hide on the other side of the city. Do not go far from the city. Just be ready to attack.

LEB And he commanded them, saying, “Look, you are to lay an ambush against the city from behind. Do not go very far from the city and be ready.

BBE And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

Moff with orders to “Lie in ambush to the west of the town in the rear. Do not go too far away, but be all ready;

JPS And he commanded them, saying: 'Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready.

ASV And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

DRA And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready.

YLT and commandeth them, saying, 'See, ye are liers in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared,

Drby And he commanded them, saying, See, ye shall be in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, and be all of you ready.

RV And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
(And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye/you_all shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye/you_all all ready:)

SLT And he will command them, saying. See, ye lie in wait against the city, behind the city: ye shall not be far off from the city greatly, and be ye all of you prepared:

Wbstr 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:

KJB-1769 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 he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye/you_all shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye/you_all all ready:)

KJB-1611 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the citie, euen behind the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all ready:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And he commaunded them, saying: Beholde, ye shall lye in wayte agaynst the towne on the backside thereof: Go not verie farre from the citie, but be all redie:
(And he commanded them, saying: Behold, ye/you_all shall lie in wait against the town on the backside thereof: Go not very/true far from the city, but be all redie:)

Gnva And he commanded them, saying, Behold, yee shall lye in waite against the citie on the backeside of the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all in a readinesse.
(And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye/you_all shall lie in wait against the city on the backside of the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye/you_all all in a readiness.)

Cvdl and commaunded them, and sayde: Take hede, ye shal be ye preuye watch behynde the cite, but go not to farre from the cite, and se that ye be redye alltogether.
(and commanded them, and said: Take heed, ye/you_all shall be ye/you_all preuye watch behind the city, but go not too far from the city, and see that ye/you_all be ready altogether.)

Wycl and comaundide to hem, and seide, Sette ye buyschementis bihynde the citee, and go ye not ferthere; and alle ye schulen be redi;
(and commanded to them, and said, Set ye/you_all ambushes behind the city, and go ye/you_all not further; and all ye/you_all should be ready;)

Luth Und gebot ihnen und sprach: Sehet zu, ihr sollt der Hinterhalt sein hinter der Stadt; machet euch aber nicht allzu ferne von der Stadt und seid allesamt bereit!
(And commanded to_them and spoke: Behold to/for, you(pl)/their/her should the/of_the Hinterhalt be behind the/of_the city; makes you but not all_too distant from the/of_the city and are all_of_them ready!)

ClVg præcepitque eis, dicens: Ponite insidias post civitatem, nec longius recedatis: et eritis omnes parati.
(orderedque to_them, saying: Put ambush after the_city, but_not further retreatis: and you(pl)_will_be everyone ready.)

UHB וַ⁠יְצַ֨ו אֹתָ֜⁠ם לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר רְ֠אוּ אַתֶּ֞ם אֹרְבִ֤ים לָ⁠עִיר֙ מֵ⁠אַחֲרֵ֣י הָ⁠עִ֔יר אַל־תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ מִן־הָ⁠עִ֖יר מְאֹ֑ד וִ⁠הְיִיתֶ֥ם כֻּלְּ⁠כֶ֖ם נְכֹנִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς, λέγων, ὑμεῖς ἐνεδρεύσατε ὀπίσω τῆς πόλεως· μὴ μακρὰν γίνεσθε ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἔσεσθε πάντες ἕτοιμοι.

BrTr And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.