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Joshua 8:26
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KJ21
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
ASV
For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
AMP
For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the spear until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
AMPC
For Joshua drew not back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
BRG
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
CSB
Joshua did not draw back his hand that was holding the javelin until all the inhabitants of Ai were completely destroyed.
CSBA
Joshua did not draw back his hand that was holding the javelin until all the inhabitants of Ai were completely destroyed.
CEB
Joshua didn’t pull back the hand that was stretched out holding a dagger until he had wiped out the whole population of Ai as something reserved for God.
CJB
For Y’hoshua did not withdraw his hand, which he had used to point the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of ‘Ai.
CEV
Joshua kept his sword pointed at the town of Ai until every last one of Ai's 12,000 people was dead.
DARBY
And Joshua did not draw back his hand, which he had stretched out with the javelin, until they had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
DRA
But Josue drew not back his hand, which he had stretched out on high, holding the shield, till all the inhabitants of Hai were slain.
ERV
Joshua had held his spear toward Ai as a sign to his people to destroy the city. And he did not stop until all the people of Ai were destroyed.
EASY
Joshua continued to point his spear at Ai, until his army had killed every person who lived there.
EHV
Joshua did not lower his hand that held the javelin until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
ESV
But Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai to destruction.
ESVUK
But Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai to destruction.
EXB
Joshua ·had held his spear toward Ai, as a sign to destroy the city, and did not draw it back [L did not draw back the hand that held his spear/javelin] until all the people of Ai were ·destroyed [devoted to destruction; 2:10; 6:17].
GNV
For Joshua drew not his hand back again which he had stretched out with the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
GW
Joshua did not lower his hand holding the spear until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
GNT
Joshua kept his spear pointed at Ai and did not put it down until every person there had been killed. The whole population of Ai was killed that day—twelve thousand men and women.
HCSB
Joshua did not draw back his hand that was holding the sword until all the inhabitants of Ai were completely destroyed.
ICB
Joshua had held his spear toward Ai. It was a sign to his people to destroy the city. And Joshua held out his spear until all the people of Ai were destroyed.
ISV
Joshua did not cease his attack until he had completely destroyed every inhabitant of Ai.
JUB
For Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the spear until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
KJV
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
AKJV
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
LSB
For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted to destruction all the inhabitants of Ai.
LEB
For Joshua did not draw back his hand that was stretched out with the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
TLB
For Joshua kept his spear pointed toward Ai until the last person was dead.
MSG
Joshua didn’t lower his outstretched javelin until the sacred destruction of Ai and all its people was completed. Israel did get to take the livestock and loot left in the city; God’s instructions to Joshua allowed for that.
MEV
Joshua did not draw back his hand with the stretched-out sword until he destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NOG
Joshua did not lower his hand holding the spear until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NABRE
Joshua kept the javelin in his hand stretched out until he had carried out the ban on all the inhabitants of Ai.
NASB
For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he reached out with the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NASB1995
For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NCB
Joshua did not pull back the hand that held the outstretched spear until he had wiped out everyone who had lived in Ai.
NCV
Joshua had held his spear toward Ai, as a sign to destroy the city, and did not draw it back until all the people of Ai were destroyed.
NET
Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai.
NIRV
Joshua continued to hold out his javelin toward Ai. He didn’t lower his hand until he and his men had totally destroyed everyone who lived there.
NIV
For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin until he had destroyed all who lived in Ai.
NIVUK
For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin until he had destroyed all who lived in Ai.
NKJV
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NLV
Joshua did not put down his hand he used to hold out the spear until he had destroyed all the people of Ai.
NLT
For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed.
NRSVA
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the sword, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NRSVACE
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the sword, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NRSVCE
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the sword, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
NRSVUE
For Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the sword until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
OJB
For Yehoshua drew not his yad back, wherewith he stretched out the kidon, until he had utterly destroyed kol yoshvei HaAi.
RGT
For Joshua did not draw his hand which he had stretched out with the spear back again until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
RSV
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
RSVCE
For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
TLV
For Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
VOICE
for Joshua did not lower his javelin until the destruction was complete.
WEB
For Joshua didn’t draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
WYC
For Joshua withdrew not his hand, which he had directed on high holding up his banner [that in height he put up holding the sword (that he had put on high holding up his sword)], till that all the dwellers of Ai were slain.
YLT
And Joshua hath not brought back his hand which he stretched out with the javelin till that he hath devoted all the inhabitants of Ai;
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