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Joshua 8:14

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

Translations

Joshua 8:14 - Amplified Bible

When the king [and people] of Ai saw it, they hastily rose early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle [at a time and place appointed] before the Arabah [plain]. But he did not know of the ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - American Standard Version

And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - Bible in Basic English

Now when the king of Ai saw it, he got up quickly and went out to war against Israel, he and all his people, to the slope going down to the valley; but he had no idea that a secret force was waiting at the back of the town.

Joshua 8:14 - Darby Bible

And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw it, that the men of the city hasted and rose early, and went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the appointed place before the plain. But he knew not that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - English Standard Version

And as soon as the king of Ai saw this, he and all his people, the men of the city, hurried and went out early to the appointed place toward the Arabah to meet Israel in battle. But he did not know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - King James Version

And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y aconteciò que al ver esto el rey de Hai, los hombres de la ciudad se apresuraron, se levantaron temprano y salieron para enfrentarse a Israel en batalla, él y todo su pueblo, en el lugar señalado frente a la llanura del desierto; pero no sabìa que habìa una emboscada contra él por detrás de la ciudad.

Joshua 8:14 - The Message

So it happened that when the king of Ai saw all this, the men of the city lost no time; they were out of there at the crack of dawn to join Israel in battle, the king and his troops, at a field en route to the Arabah. The king didn’t know of the ambush set against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - New American Standard Bible

It came about when the king of Ai saw {it,} that the men of the city hurried and rose up early and went out to meet Israel in battle, he and all his people at the appointed place before the desert plain. But he did not know that {there was} an ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Al ver esto el rey de Hai, los hombres de la ciudad se apresuraron, se levantaron temprano y salieron para enfrentarse a Israel en batalla, él y todo su pueblo, en el lugar señalado frente a la llanura del desierto, sin saber que habìa una emboscada contra él por detrás de la ciudad.

Joshua 8:14 - World English Bible

It happened, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he didn`t know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

Joshua 8:14 - Young's Living Translation

And it cometh to pass, when the king of Ai seeth [it], that hasten, and rise early, and go out do the men of the city to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people, at the appointed season, at the front of the plain, and he hath not known that an ambush [is] against him, on the rear of the city.

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