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href="/niv/joshua/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That night Joshua sent about 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joshua had already sent 5,000 soldiers to the west side of the town to hide and wait to attack. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He took about five thousand men and put them in hiding west of the city, between Ai and Bethel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joshua had taken about five thousand men and had them hide between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Taking about 5,000 men, he set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/joshua/8.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/joshua/8.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/joshua/8.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/joshua/8.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men; and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/joshua/8.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />And hee tooke about fiue thousande men, and set them to lye in waite betweene Beth-el and Ai, on the Westside of the citie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/joshua/8.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />And he toke vpon a fiue thousande men, and set them to lye in wayte betweene Bethel and Ai, on the westsyde of the citie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/joshua/8.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />He had taken aboute a fyue thousande men, and set them in the hynder watch betwene Bethel and Hai, on the west syde of the cite,</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he takes about five thousand men, and sets them [for] an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will take about five thousand men and set them in ambush between the house of God and between Ai, from the sea, to the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he had chosen five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the same city: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now he had chosen five thousand men, and he had positioned them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, at the western part of the same city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua took five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bayth Eil and Ai from the west of the city<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua took five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the ambuscade <i>was</i> on the west side of the city.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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 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href="/bsb-strongs/joshua/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Now Joshua had taken</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ka·ḥă·mê·šeṯ (Prep-k, Art:: Number-msc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">about five</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and set up</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/693.htm" title="693: ’ō·rêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">an ambush</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: bêṯ- (Prep) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008: ’êl (N-proper-fs) -- From bayith and 'el; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine.">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857: hā·‘ay (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city. Or uaya((Neh. 11:31); or eayath (Isaiah 10:28); for iy; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.">and Ai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: mî·yām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">to the west</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lā·‘îr (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/joshua/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947. laqach (law-kakh') -- to take">And he taketh</a><a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568. chamesh (khaw-maysh') -- five"> about five</a><a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505. 'eleph (eh'-lef) -- a thousand"> thousand</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man"> men</a><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760. suwm (soom) -- to put, place, set">, and setteth</a><a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693. 'arab (aw-rab') -- to lie in wait"> them an ambush</a><a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996. beyn (bane) -- an interval, space between"> between</a><a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008. Beyth-'El (bayth-ale') -- "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah"> Bethel</a><a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857. Ay (ah'ee) -- a Canaanite city"> and Ai</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">, on</a><a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220. yam (yawm) -- sea"> the west</a><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892. iyr (eer) -- excitement"> of the city;</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/joshua/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqw3ms 3947"> Joshua had taken</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> about</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="חָמֵשׁ ucmsc 2568"> 5,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="אֶלֶף_2 ucmpa 505"></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> men</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqw3msXa 7760"> set</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> in ambush</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="בַּיִן Pp 996"> between</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="בֵּית־אֵל np 1008"> Bethel</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>, <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="יָם ncmsa 3220"> the west</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>. </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/joshua/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947. laqach (law-kakh') -- to take">And he took</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568. chamesh (khaw-maysh') -- five">about 5,000</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760. suwm (soom) -- to put, place, set">and set</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693. 'arab (aw-rab') -- to lie in wait">them in ambush</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996. beyn (bane) -- an interval, space between">between</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008. Beyth-'El (bayth-ale') -- 'house of God,' a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah">Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857. Ay (ah'ee) -- a Canaanite city">and Ai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220. yam (yawm) -- sea">on the west</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220. yam (yawm) -- sea">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892b.htm" title="5892b">of the city.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/joshua/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947. laqach (law-kakh') -- to take">And he took</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568. chamesh (khaw-maysh') -- five">about five</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505. 'eleph (eh'-lef) -- a thousand">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760. suwm (soom) -- to put, place, set">and set</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693. 'arab (aw-rab') -- to lie in wait">them to lie in ambush</a> <a href="/hebrew/1008.htm" title="1008. Beyth-'El (bayth-ale') -- 'house of God,' a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah">between Bethel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857. Ay (ah'ee) -- a Canaanite city">and Ai,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220. yam (yawm) -- sea">on the west side</a> <a href="/hebrew/5857.htm" title="5857. 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