Joshua 8:25
What does Joshua 8:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 8:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949On that day twelve thousand were put to death, men and women, all the people of Ai.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and all who fall during the day, of men and of women, are twelve thousand--all men of Ai.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the number of them that fell that day, both of men and women, was twelve thousand persons, all of the city of Hai.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And so it was, that all who fell that day, men as well as women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai.
Context
v.24And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
v.25This passage
v.26For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 20:16
But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;
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