Joshua 8:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

All the fighting men who were with him went up and approached the city. They camped to the north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And all the people, even the people of war who were with him, went up and drew near, and came before the city and camped on the north side of Ai; now there was a valley between them and Ai.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the people,{H5971} [even] the [men of] war{H4421} that were with him, went up,{H5927} and drew nigh,{H5066} and came{H935} before the city,{H5892} and encamped{H2583} on the north side{H6828} of Ai:{H5857} now there was a valley{H1516} between him and Ai.{H5857}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And all the people{H5971}, even the people of war{H4421} that were with him, went up{H5927}{(H8804)}, and drew nigh{H5066}{(H8799)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} before the city{H5892}, and pitched{H2583}{(H8799)} on the north side{H6828} of Ai{H5857}: now there was a valley{H1516} between them and Ai{H5857}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and all the men of warre that were with him, wente vp, & gat them forth, and came ouer agaynst the cite, and pitched their tentes on the north syde of Hai, so yt there was but a valley betwene him and Hai.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Also all the men of warre that were with him went vp and drewe neere, and came against the citie, and pitched on the Northside of Ai: and there was a valley betweene them and Ai.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And all the men of warre that were with him, went vp, & drue nye, and came agaynst the citie, and pitched on the northsyde of Ai: and there was a valley betweene them and Ai.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And all the people, [even the people] of war that [were] with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now [there was] a valley between them and Ai.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    All the people, [even] the [men of] war who were with him, went up, and drew near, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and all the people of war who `are' with him have gone up, and draw nigh and come in over-against the city, and encamp on the north of Ai; and the valley `is' between him and Ai.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the people, `even' the `men of' war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And all the people, [even] the [men of] war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between him and Ai.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And all the fighting-men who were with him went up and came near the town, and took up a position on the north side of Ai facing the town, with a valley between him and the town.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    All the people, even the men of war who were with him, went up, and drew near, and came before the city, and encamped on the north side of Ai. Now there was a valley between him and Ai.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Josh 8:12-29
    18 verses
    86%

    12 He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

    13 The people positioned all the camp to the north of the city, while a rear guard was placed to the west of the city. That night, Joshua went into the valley.

    14 When the king of Ai saw this, he and all his men of the city hurried and rose early, going out to meet Israel in battle at the appointed place near the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush was set against him behind the city.

    15 Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled toward the wilderness.

    16 All the people of Ai were summoned to pursue them. They chased after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

    17 Not a man remained in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel. They left the city unguarded and pursued Israel.

    18 The Lord said to Joshua, "Stretch out the javelin in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand." So Joshua stretched out the javelin in his hand toward the city.

    19 As soon as he stretched out his hand, the ambush rose quickly from their position, ran into the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

    20 When the men of Ai looked back, they saw the smoke of the city rising to the sky, and they had no power to flee in any direction. The Israelites who had fled toward the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.

    21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had captured the city and that its smoke was rising, they turned back and struck down the men of Ai.

    22 The others came out from the city to meet them, so the men of Ai were surrounded by the Israelites, some on one side and some on the other. They struck them down until no survivors or fugitives were left.

    23 But they captured the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.

    24 When Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field and in the wilderness where they had pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword.

    25 On that day, twelve thousand men and women, all the people of Ai, fell.

    26 Joshua did not draw back the hand with which he had stretched out the javelin until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

    27 Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took for themselves, according to the word of the Lord that He commanded Joshua.

    28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

    29 He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. At sunset, Joshua gave the command, and they took his body down from the tree, threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and piled over it a large heap of stones, which remains to this day.

  • Josh 8:8-10
    3 verses
    84%

    8 "When you have taken the city, you shall set it on fire, as the Lord has commanded. See, I have commanded you."

    9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site, remaining between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai. Joshua spent that night among the people.

    10 Joshua rose early in the morning, mustered the people, and he and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.

  • Josh 8:1-5
    5 verses
    80%

    1 The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid or dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you and go up to Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land."

    2 "Do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king. However, you may take its spoil and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush against the city, behind it."

    3 So Joshua and all the fighting men rose to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor and sent them out by night.

    4 He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you are to lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go far from the city, but all of you stay ready."

    5 "I and all the people with me will approach the city, and when they come out to meet us as they did before, we will flee before them."

  • Josh 7:2-5
    4 verses
    79%

    2 Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-Aven to the east of Bethel, and said to them, "Go up and scout out the land." So the men went up and explored Ai.

    3 When they returned to Joshua, they said, "Not everyone needs to go up. About two or three thousand men are enough to attack Ai. Do not make all the people toil there, for the population is small."

    4 So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai.

    5 The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them. They chased them from the city gate as far as the quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this, the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

  • Josh 10:7
    73%

    7 So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with all the warriors and the mighty men of valor.

  • Josh 9:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 When all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the lowlands, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the territory opposite Lebanon—heard about this, the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,

    2 they came together as one to fight against Joshua and Israel.

    3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

  • Josh 11:7
    72%

    7 So Joshua and all his warriors came against them suddenly at the waters of Merom and attacked them.

  • Josh 6:7
    72%

    7 And he commanded the people, 'Advance and march around the city, with the armed men going ahead of the ark of the LORD.'

  • Josh 11:5
    71%

    5 All these kings joined forces and came together to camp at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

  • Josh 3:1
    71%

    1 Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan. They stayed there before crossing over.

  • Josh 10:1
    70%

    1 Now when Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living among them,

  • Josh 5:13
    70%

    13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

  • Josh 6:11
    70%

    11 So he had the Ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. Then the people returned to camp and spent the night there.

  • Josh 12:9
    70%

    9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is near Bethel, one;

  • Josh 6:15
    69%

    15 On the seventh day, they rose early, at dawn, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day alone, they circled the city seven times.

  • Judg 6:33
    69%

    33 Now all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east joined forces, crossed the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

  • Josh 10:9
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    9 After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.