Joshua 8:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.”
Joshua 8:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 8:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Israel took for themselves only the livestock and the goods of that city, according to Yahweh’s word which he commanded Joshua.”
Joshua 8:27 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua. ”
Joshua 8:27 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“only, the cattle and the spoil of that city have Israel spoiled for themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which He commanded Joshua.”
Joshua 8:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Only, the cattle and the spoil of the city Israel took as prey to themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which he had commanded Joshua. ”
Joshua 8:27 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Onely the cattell and the spoyle of this citie, Israel tooke for a praye vnto themselues, according vnto the worde of the Lord, which hee commanded Ioshua.”
Joshua 8:27 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:27 in Context — Joshua 8
25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.
28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
What Does Joshua 8:27 Mean?
Joshua 8:27 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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