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Joshua 8:15
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KJ21
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
ASV
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
AMP
So Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them, and ran toward the wilderness.
AMPC
And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten by them, and fled toward the wilderness.
BRG
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
CSB
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten back by them and fled toward the wilderness.
CSBA
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten back by them and fled towards the wilderness.
CEB
Then Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten before them. They fled in the direction of the desert.
CJB
Y’hoshua and all Isra’el made as if they had been defeated before them and ran off on the road to the desert.
CEV
The king of Ai saw Joshua's army, so the king and his troops hurried out early the next morning to fight them. Joshua and his army pretended to be beaten, and they let the men of Ai chase them toward the desert. The king and his army were facing the Jordan valley as Joshua had planned. The king did not realize that some Israelite soldiers were hiding behind the town.
DARBY
And Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten before them; and they fled by the way of the wilderness.
DRA
But Josue, and all Israel gave back, making as if they were afraid, and fleeing by the way of the wilderness.
ERV
Joshua and all the men of Israel let the army of Ai push them back. Joshua and his men began running east toward the desert.
EASY
Joshua and his army let the men of Ai chase after them. They pretended to be afraid. They ran towards the desert.
EHV
Then Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled toward the wilderness.
ESV
And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
ESVUK
And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
EXB
Joshua and all the men of Israel ·let the army of Ai push them back [pretended to be defeated]. Then they ran toward the ·desert [wilderness].
GNV
Then Joshua and all Israel as beaten before them, fled by the way of the wilderness.
GW
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated. They ran away toward the desert.
GNT
Joshua and his men pretended that they were retreating, and ran away toward the barren country.
HCSB
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten back by them and fled toward the wilderness.
ICB
Joshua and all the men of Israel let the army of Ai push them back. Then they ran east toward the desert.
ISV
Because Joshua and the entire fighting force of Israel pretended to lose the battle by running away in front of them toward the wilderness,
JUB
Then Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them and fled by the way of the wilderness.
KJV
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
AKJV
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
LSB
And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled by the way of the wilderness.
LEB
Then Joshua and all Israel acted like they were beaten before them, and they fled in the direction of the wilderness.
TLB
Joshua and the Israeli army fled across the wilderness as though badly beaten,
MSG
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be chased; they ran toward the wilderness. Everybody in the city was called to the chase. They pursued Joshua and were led away from the city. There wasn’t a soul left in Ai or Bethel who wasn’t out there chasing after Israel. The city was left empty and undefended as they were chasing Israel down.
MEV
So Joshua and all Israel allowed themselves to be beaten before them, and they fled in the direction of the wilderness.
NOG
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated. They ran away toward the desert.
NABRE
Joshua and the main body of the Israelites fled toward the wilderness, pretending defeat,
NASB
Then Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
NASB1995
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
NCB
Joshua and all the Israelites were driven back before them, and they fled in the direction of the desert.
NCV
Joshua and all the men of Israel let the army of Ai push them back. Then they ran toward the desert.
NET
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them, and they retreated along the way to the wilderness.
NIRV
Joshua and all his men let the men of Ai drive them back. The Israelites ran away toward the desert.
NIV
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be driven back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
NIVUK
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be driven back before them, and they fled towards the wilderness.
NKJV
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
NLV
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten in front of them. And they ran away into the desert.
NLT
Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten.
NRSVA
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretence of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
NRSVACE
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretence of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
NRSVCE
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretense of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
NRSVUE
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretense of being beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
OJB
And Yehoshua and kol Yisroel let themselves be driven before them, and fled by the derech hamidbar.
RGT
Then Joshua and all Israel, as if beaten before them, fled by the way of the wilderness.
RSV
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretense of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
RSVCE
And Joshua and all Israel made a pretense of being beaten before them, and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
TLV
So Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled by the way of the wilderness.
VOICE
When the battle was joined, Joshua and the Israelites pretended they were defeated and once again were fleeing toward the wilderness.
WEB
Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
WYC
Forsooth Joshua and all the multitude of Israel gave place, feigning dread, and fleeing (away) by the way of (the) wilderness;
YLT
And Joshua and all Israel [seem] stricken before them, and flee the way of the wilderness,
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