Joshua 8:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.”
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“and as soon as he did so, the men in ambush rose quickly from their position. They rushed forward, entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the ambush hath risen <FI>with<Fi> haste, out of its place, and they run at the stretching out of his hand, and go into the city, and capture it, and hasten, and burn the city with fire.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 8:19 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 8:2And 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.”
- Judges 20:37The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
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