Joshua 8:4New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He commanded them, saying, “See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he commanded them, saying, See, ye shall be in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, and be all of you ready.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And he commanded them, saying—See! ye, shall be lying in ambush against the city, behind the city, do not go very far from the city,—so shall ye all be ready.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and commandeth them, saying, 'See, ye are liers in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, yee shall lye in waite against the citie on the backeside of the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all in a readinesse.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the citie, [euen] behind the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all ready:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, when you shall lie in wait against the city, from behind it, do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: |
And he commanded
6680 {6680} Primeצוּהtsavah{tsaw-vaw'}
A primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin.
z8762 <8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 2447
them, saying,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
Behold,
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8798 <8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 2847
ye
x859 (0859) Complementאַתָּה'attah{at-taw'}
A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.
shall lie in wait
693 {0693} Primeאָרַב'arab{aw-rab'}
A primitive root; to lurk.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
against the city,
5892 {5892} Primeעִיר`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).
[ even] behind
310 {0310} Primeאַחַר'achar{akh-ar'}
From H0309; properly the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjugation, after (in various senses).
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
the city:
5892 {5892} Primeעִיר`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).
go
7368 {7368} Primeרָחַקrachaq{raw-khak'}
A primitive root; to widen (in any direction), that is, (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation).
z0 <0000> Grammar
The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.
not
x408 (0408) Complementאַל'al{al}
A negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing.
very
3966 {3966} Primeמְאֹדm@`od{meh-ode'}
From the same as H0181; properly vehemence, that is, (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated).
far
y7368 [7368] Standardרָחַקrachaq{raw-khak'}
A primitive root; to widen (in any direction), that is, (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation).
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
from
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
the city,
5892 {5892} Primeעִיר`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).
but be
x1961 (1961) Complementהָיָהhayah{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
ye all
x3605 (3605) Complementכֹּלkol{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
ready:
3559 {3559} Primeכּוּןkuwn{koon}
A primitive root; properly to be erect (that is, stand perpendicular);. hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal ( establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative ( appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous).
z8737 <8737> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Participle (See H8813) Count - 793 |
Joshua 8:4
_ _ behind the city — is rendered (Joshua 8:9), “on the west side of Ai.” |
Joshua 8:4
Them — The same party last spoken of, even the five thousand mentioned Joshua 8:12, there are only two parties engaged in the taking of Ai, and but one ambush, as plainly appears by comparing Joshua 8:9, with Joshua 8:12, which speaks only of five thousand, who are justly supposed to be a part of those thirty thousand named, Joshua 8:3. |
Joshua 8:4
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye (b) shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
(b) God would not destroy Ai by a miracle, as Jericho, so that other nations would fear the power and policy of his people. |
- lie in wait:
Joshua 8:16 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.
Judges 9:25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
Judges 20:29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
Judges 20:33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, [even] out of the meadows of Gibeah.
Judges 20:36 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.
1 Samuel 15:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
1 Samuel 15:5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Acts 23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
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- go not:
Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
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