Joshua 8:7
What does Joshua 8:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Joshua 8:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then you will get up from your secret position and take the town, for the Lord your God will give it up into your hands.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and ye rise from the ambush, and have occupied the city, and Jehovah your God hath given it into your hand;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And whilst we are fleeing, and they pursuing, you shall rise out of the ambush, and shall destroy the city: and the Lord your God will deliver it into your hands.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And ye shall rise up from the ambush and take possession of the city; and Jehovah yourGod will deliver it into your hand.
Context
v.6and 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;
v.7This passage
v.8And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do: see, I have commanded you.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 8:1
And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land;
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding Nor counsel against Jehovah.
- 2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honorable, because by him Jehovah had given victory unto Syria: he was also a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.
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