Joshua 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.”
Joshua 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them. They chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water.”
Joshua 7:5 — World English Bible
Joshua 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent: and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. ”
Joshua 7:5 — American Standard Version
Joshua 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the men of Ai smite of them about thirty and six men, and pursue them before the gate unto Shebarim, and they smite them in Morad; and the heart of the people is melted, and becometh water.”
Joshua 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they pursued them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them on the descent. Then the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. ”
Joshua 7:5 — Darby Translation
Joshua 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the men of Ai smote of them vpon a thirtie and sixe men: for they chased them from before the gate vnto Shebarim, and smote them in the going downe: wherfore the heartes of the people melted away like water.”
Joshua 7:5 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 7:5 in Context — Joshua 7
3 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.
4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!
What Does Joshua 7:5 Mean?
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