Joshua 8:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.”
Joshua 8:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 8:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It shall be, when you have seized the city, that you shall set the city on fire. You shall do this according to Yahweh’s word. Behold, I have commanded you.””
Joshua 8:8 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do: see, I have commanded you. ”
Joshua 8:8 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it hath been, when ye capture the city, ye burn the city with fire, according to the word of Jehovah ye do, see, I have commanded you.'”
Joshua 8:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall be when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. ”
Joshua 8:8 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when ye haue taken the citie, ye shall set it on fire: according to the commandement of the Lord shall ye do: behold, I haue charged you.”
Joshua 8:8 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:8 in Context — Joshua 8
6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
9 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
What Does Joshua 8:8 Mean?
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