Joshua 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.”
Joshua 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Joshua 8:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Joshua 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.”
Joshua 8:17 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. ”
Joshua 8:17 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and there hath not been left a man in Ai and Bethel who hath not gone out after Israel, and they leave the city open, and pursue after Israel.”
Joshua 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And not a man remained in Ai and Bethel that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. ”
Joshua 8:17 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So that there was not a man left in Ai, nor in Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the citie open, and pursued after Israel.”
Joshua 8:17 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:17 in Context — Joshua 8
15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
16 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
19 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.
What Does Joshua 8:17 Mean?
Joshua 8:17 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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