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Joshua 8:16

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And all the people that [were] in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And all the people that [were] in Ai were called together to pursue them: and they pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and all the people who were in the city were called out to pursue them,—and they pursued Joshua, and so were drawn out away from the city.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and all the people who [are] in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And all the people of the citie were called together, to pursue after them: and they pursued after Ioshua, ? were drawen away out of the city,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And all the people that were in Ai, were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Ioshua, and were drawen away from the city.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And all the people of Ai shouted as they pursued them; and they followed Joshua, and were drawn out of the city.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And they pursued after the children of Israel, and they themselves went to a distance from the city.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And all the people that [were] in Ay were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Yehoshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the people 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
that x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
[were] in `Ay עַי 5857
{5857} Prime
עַי
`Ay
{ah'ee}
For H5856; Ai, Aja or Ajath, a place in Palestine.
z8675
<8675> Grammar
Kethiv Reading

Where the translators of the Authorised Version followed the qere reading rather than the kethiv.
y5892
[5892] Standard
עִיר
`iyr
{eer}
From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post).
were called y2199
[2199] Standard
זָעַק
za`aq
{zaw-ak'}
A primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly.
z8735
<8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 1602
together x2199
(2199) Complement
זָעַק
za`aq
{zaw-ak'}
A primitive root; to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly.
to pursue 7291
{7291} Prime
רָדַף
radaph
{raw-daf'}
A primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
after 310
{0310} Prime
אַחַר
'achar
{akh-ar'}
From H0309; properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjugation, after (in various senses).
them: and they pursued 7291
{7291} Prime
רָדַף
radaph
{raw-daf'}
A primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
after 310
{0310} Prime
אַחַר
'achar
{akh-ar'}
From H0309; properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjugation, after (in various senses).
Yæhôšuå` יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, 3091
{3091} Prime
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
Y@howshuwa`
{yeh-ho-shoo'-ah}
From H3068 and H3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (that is, Joshua), the Jewish leader.
and were drawn away 5423
{5423} Prime
נָתַק
nathaq
{naw-thak'}
A primitive root; to tear off.
z8735
<8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 1602
from x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
the city. 5892
{5892} Prime
עִיר
`iyr
{eer}
From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Joshua 8:15-17.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Joshua 8:3-22.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joshua 8:16

All the people — Namely, all that were able to bear arms, for old men and children were unfit for the pursuit or fight; and that they were yet left, may seem from Joshua 8:24-25.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
called together:

Judges 20:36-39 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah. ... And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite [and] kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as [in] the first battle.

drawn away:

Joshua 8:5-6 And I, and all the people that [are] with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, ... (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.
Judges 20:31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, [and] were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, [and] kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Ezekiel 38:11-22 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, ... And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that [are] with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Revelation 19:19-21 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. ... And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Jsh 8:5. Jg 20:31, 36. Ps 9:16. Ezk 38:11. Rv 16:14; 19:19.

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