Joshua 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joshua 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Joshua sent them out; and they went to set up the ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai on the west side of Ai; but Joshua stayed among the people that night.”
Joshua 8:9 — World English Bible
Joshua 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. ”
Joshua 8:9 — American Standard Version
Joshua 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Joshua sendeth them away, and they go unto the ambush, and abide between Bethel and Ai, on the west of Ai; and Joshua lodgeth on that night in the midst of the people.”
Joshua 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west of Ai. And Joshua lodged that night among the people. ”
Joshua 8:9 — Darby Translation
Joshua 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ioshua then sent them foorth, and they went to lye in waite, and abode betweene Beth-el and Ai, on the Westside of Ai: but Ioshua lodged that night among the people.”
Joshua 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 8:9 in Context — Joshua 8
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.
11 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
What Does Joshua 8:9 Mean?
Joshua 8:9 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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