Joshua 8:15

The Conquest of Ai

14When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.15Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.16Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

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Berean Standard Bible
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English
Then Joshua and all Israel, acting as if they were overcome before them, went in flight by way of the waste land.
Free Bible Version
Joshua and the Israelites allowed themselves to be driven back, and ran away in the direction of the wilderness.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then Ioshua and all Israel as beaten before them, fled by the way of the wildernes.
King James (Authorized) Version
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Translation for Translators
Joshua and the Israeli soldiers who were with him allowed the army of Ai to push them back. They ran toward the desert.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be defeated before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
Noah Webster Bible
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
World English Bible
Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua and all Israel [seem] stricken before them, and flee the way of the wilderness,