Joshua 8

KJVAnd the Lord 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:

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Joshua, Do not fear, Do not be terrified: take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

KJVAnd thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

GIGAKJVAnd you shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king: only its plunder, and its cattle, shall you take for a prey to yourselves: lay an ambush for the city behind it.

KJVSo Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

GIGAKJVSo Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand brave warriors, and sent them away by night.

KJVAnd 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:

GIGAKJVAnd he commanded them, saying you shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: do not go very far from the city, but Be all ready:

KJVAnd 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,

GIGAKJVAnd I, and all the people who are with me, will approach to the city: and it will happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

KJV(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.

GIGAKJVFor 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.

KJVThen ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.

GIGAKJVThen you shall rise up from the ambush, and seize on the city. For the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.

KJVAnd it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.

GIGAKJVAnd it shall be, when you have taken the city, that you shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall you do. I have commanded you.

KJVJoshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

GIGAKJVJoshua therefore sent them out: and they went to lie in ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua stayed that night among the people.

KJVAnd all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

GIGAKJVAnd all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew near, and came before the city, and camped on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

KJVAnd when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

GIGAKJVAnd when they had set the people, even all the army that was on the north of the city, and their men in ambush on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the middle of the valley.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.

GIGAKJVWhen the king of Ai saw it, that they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain. But he did not know that there were men in ambush against him behind the city.

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

KJVAnd there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

GIGAKJVAnd there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that did not go out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

KJVAnd the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in your hand toward Ai. For I will give it into your hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

KJVAnd the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire.

GIGAKJVAnd the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hurried and set the city on fire.

KJVAnd when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

GIGAKJVAnd when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.

KJVAnd when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.

GIGAKJVAnd when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and killed the men of Ai.

KJVAnd the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

GIGAKJVAnd the other issued out of the city against them, so they were among Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they struck them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.

KJVAnd 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 chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

GIGAKJVWhen Israel had made an end of slaying all the people of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they chased them, and when they had all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai, and struck it with the edge of the sword.

KJVFor Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

GIGAKJVFor Joshua did not draw his hand back, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had completely destroyed all the people of Ai.

KJVOnly the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.

GIGAKJVOnly the cattle and the plunder of that city Israel took for a prey to themselves, according to the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.

KJVAnd Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

GIGAKJVAnd Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a ruin to this day.

KJVAnd the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

GIGAKJVAnd the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his dead body down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, that remains to this day.

KJVThen Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal,

GIGAKJVThen Joshua built an altar to the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal,

KJVAs Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.

GIGAKJVAs Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man has lift up any iron: and they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord, and sacrificed peace offerings.

KJVAnd he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

GIGAKJVAnd he wrote there on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

KJVAnd all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

GIGAKJVAnd all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the foreigner, as he who was born among them, half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal. As Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

KJVAnd afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

GIGAKJVAnd afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and curses, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

KJVThere was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them.

GIGAKJVThere was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the foreigners that lived among them.