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For they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ Then, while we are running from them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city. For they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us, just as before.’ So we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />(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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For they will come out after us till we have drawn them from the city, for they will say, ‘<i>They are</i> fleeing before us as at the first.’ Therefore we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will come out after us until we have lured them away from the city, for they will say, ‘<i>They</i> are fleeing before us just as <i>they did</i> the first time.’ So we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, &#8216They are fleeing before us as at the first.&#8217 So we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And they will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘<i>They</i> are fleeing before us as at the first.’ So we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘<i>They</i> are fleeing before us as at the first.’ So we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will come out after us until we have lured them away from the city, because they will say, ‘They are running from us as [they did] before.’ So we will run from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will come after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us as before.’ While we are fleeing from them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will come after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, &#8216They are fleeing from us as before.&#8217 While we are fleeing from them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will flee before them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first; so we will flee before them:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They'll come out after us, and we will lure them away from the city. They'll say, 'They're running away from us just like the first time.' As we run away from them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will pursue us until we have led them away from the city. They will think that we are running from them, as we did before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They'll come after us until we've drawn them away from the city, because they'll say, 'They're running away from us just like they did before.' While we're running away from them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ?The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.? So as we flee from them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will attack us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, 'They are retreating from us like before.' We will retreat from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, 'They flee before us, like the first time.' So we will flee before them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />(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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, ‘They flee before us, like the first time.’ So we will flee before them, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have come out after us until we have drawn them out of the city, for they say, They are fleeing before us as at the first, and we have fled before them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have come out after us till we have drawn them out of the city, for they say, They are fleeing before us as at the first, and we have fled before them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will come out after us, and we drew them away from the city, for they will say, They flee before us as at the first: and we fled before their face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Till they pursuing us be drawn farther from the city: for they will think that we flee as before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />until, pursuing us, they are drawn away from the city. For they will think that we are fleeing as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They will keep coming out after us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will think, ‘They are fleeing from us as they did the last time.’ When we flee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They will come out after us until we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, ‘They are fleeing from us, as before.’ While we flee from them,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they will come out after us, and drive us away from the city, and they will say, They are fleeing before us, as at first; and behold, as we flee before them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they go out after us and they chase us from the city because they say, “They are escaping from before us, as at the first" and behold, we flee from before them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say: They flee before us, as at the first; so we will flee before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when they shall come out after us, we will draw them away from the city; and they will say, These men flee from before us, as also before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=1762" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">The Conquest of Ai</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">They will pursue us</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/5423.htm" title="5423: hat·tî·qê·nū (V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cp) -- To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off. A primitive root; to tear off.">we have drawn them away</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yō·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they will say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: nā·sîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">‘The Israelites are running away</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nê·nū (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from us</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as they did before.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: bā·ri·šō·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: Adj-fs) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: wə·nas·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">So as we flee</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">from them,</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/20-31.htm">Judges 20:31-32</a></span><br />The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah. / “We are defeating them as before,” said the Benjamites. But the Israelites said, “Let us retreat and draw them away from the city onto the roads.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-23.htm">2 Samuel 5:23-25</a></span><br />So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. / As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” / So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">2 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-3.htm">Exodus 14:3-4</a></span><br />For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’ / And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/23-22.htm">1 Samuel 23:22-23</a></span><br />Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. / Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">2 Chronicles 13:13-14</a></span><br />Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them. / When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-5.htm">1 Samuel 15:5</a></span><br />Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-9.htm">2 Samuel 17:9-10</a></span><br />Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’ / Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29-30</a></span><br />For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. / The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-10.htm">2 Kings 3:10</a></span><br />“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-4.htm">Matthew 26:4</a></span><br />and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Luke 20:20</a></span><br />So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-53.htm">John 11:53</a></span><br />So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-15</a></span><br />When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a></span><br />Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">(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.</p><p class="hdg">drawn [heb] pulled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/8-16.htm">Joshua 8:16</a></b></br> And all the people that <i>were</i> in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.</p><p class="hdg">They flee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-3.htm">Exodus 14:3</a></b></br> For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They <i>are</i> entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9</a></b></br> The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Judges 20:32</a></b></br> And the children of Benjamin said, They <i>are</i> smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/8-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/joshua/8-16.htm">Lured</a> <a href="/joshua/2-5.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-4.htm">Running</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-17.htm">They</a> <a href="/joshua/6-26.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/8-16.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/joshua/8-16.htm">Lured</a> <a href="/joshua/8-16.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/joshua/8-19.htm">Running</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-43.htm">They</a> <a href="/joshua/8-14.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-1.htm">God encourages Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-3.htm">The plan whereby Ai was taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-29.htm">The king thereof is hanged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-30.htm">Joshua builds an altar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-32.htm">writes the law on stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/8-33.htm">and pronounces the blessings and curses</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city</b><br>This phrase describes a strategic military maneuver. The Israelites, under Joshua's leadership, are employing a tactic of deception to lure the men of Ai away from their fortified city. This reflects a common ancient warfare strategy where an apparent retreat is used to draw the enemy into a vulnerable position. The city of Ai, identified with the archaeological site of et-Tell, was strategically significant due to its location near Bethel and its control over the central highlands. This tactic also demonstrates the Israelites' reliance on divine guidance for victory, as God had instructed Joshua on this plan.<p><b>for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’</b><br>This phrase references the previous defeat of the Israelites at Ai, as recorded in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>. The initial failure was due to Achan's sin, which led to God's displeasure and the Israelites' defeat. The memory of this defeat would have emboldened the men of Ai, making them overconfident and more likely to pursue the Israelites. This overconfidence is a recurring theme in biblical narratives, where God uses the pride of the enemy to bring about their downfall, as seen in the story of Pharaoh's pursuit of the Israelites in <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14</a>.<p><b>So as we flee from them</b><br>The act of fleeing is part of the ruse to draw the enemy out. This tactic requires discipline and trust among the Israelite soldiers, as they must convincingly feign retreat without breaking ranks. Theologically, this can be seen as a test of faith, where the Israelites must trust in God's plan despite appearances. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of God using the weak and foolish things of the world to confound the strong and wise, as articulated in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27</a>. The Israelites' apparent weakness is a setup for God's demonstration of power and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, succeeding Moses, tasked with leading the people into the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ai.htm">Ai</a></b><br>A Canaanite city that the Israelites are attempting to conquer after their initial defeat.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, chosen to inherit the Promised Land, who are executing a strategic military plan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites</a></b><br>The inhabitants of Ai, who are defending their city against the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ambush.htm">The Ambush</a></b><br>A strategic military maneuver planned by Joshua to draw the men of Ai out of their city.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_obedience.htm">Strategic Obedience</a></b><br>God often requires us to follow specific strategies that may not make sense to us but are crucial for victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_past_mistakes.htm">Learning from Past Mistakes</a></b><br>The Israelites' initial defeat at Ai teaches the importance of addressing sin and seeking God's guidance before moving forward.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem unfavorable, trusting in God's plan and timing is essential for success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Joshua's leadership exemplifies the importance of courage, wisdom, and reliance on God in guiding others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites used physical strategies, Christians are called to use spiritual strategies, such as prayer and Scripture, in spiritual battles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_rahab_aid_israelite_spies.htm">How did Rahab help the Israelite spies in Jericho?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/augustus_caesar's_biblical_role.htm">What is Ai's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_joshua_8's_ambush_unique.htm">Why does the ambush strategy described in Joshua 8:2–22 differ from other accounts of Israelite conquests? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_commend_rahab's_deceit_in_james_2_25.htm">Why does the New Testament (James 2:25) commend Rahab's actions when they involved deception and potential betrayal of her city?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For they will come.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">"and</span> they will come." <span class="cmt_word">We have drawn.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">caused to pluck away</span> (see note on Joshua 4:18). Luther translates well by <span class="accented">reissen</span>, and the LXX. by <span class="greek">ἀποσπάσωμεν</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will pursue</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצְא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we have drawn them away</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתִּיקֵ֤נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tî·qê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5423.htm">Strong's 5423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will say,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹֽאמְר֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘[The Israelites] are running away</span><br /><span class="heb">נָסִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(nā·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from us</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they did before.’</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So as we flee</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנַ֖סְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nas·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flit, vanish away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from them,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/8-6.htm">Joshua 8:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/8-6.htm">OT History: Joshua 8:6 They will come out after us until (Josh. 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