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.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Joshua 8:6

BSB
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,
AKJV
(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.
CPDV
until, pursuing us, they are drawn away from the city. For they will think that we are fleeing as before.
ERV
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:
NHEB
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,
SMT
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.

Commentary for Joshua 8:6

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Overview of Joshua 8:6
Summary
Enemy will pursue thinking Israelites genuinely fleeing.
Place
Ai
Event
Explaining enemy behavior prediction
Estimated Time Period
c. 1400 BC
Category
Narrative