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Joshua 8:6-8
New English Translation
Joshua 8:6-8
New English Translation
6 They will attack[a] us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them. 7 Then you rise up from your hiding place[b] and seize[c] the city. The Lord your God will hand it over to you. 8 When you capture the city, set it[d] on fire in keeping with the Lord’s message. See, I have given you orders.”[e]
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- Joshua 8:6 tn Heb “come out after.”
- Joshua 8:7 tn Heb “from the ambush.”
- Joshua 8:7 tn Heb “take possession of.”
- Joshua 8:8 tn Heb “the city.”
- Joshua 8:8 tn Heb “I have commanded you.”
Joshua 8:6-8
New International Version
Joshua 8:6-8
New International Version
6 They will pursue us until we have lured them away from the city, for they will say, ‘They are running away from us as they did before.’ So when we flee from them, 7 you are to rise up from ambush and take the city. The Lord your God will give it into your hand.(A) 8 When you have taken the city, set it on fire.(B) Do what the Lord has commanded.(C) See to it; you have my orders.”
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