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Joshua 8:5

WEB

5I and all the people who are with me will approach the city. It shall happen, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.

KJV

5And 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,

BSB

5Then I and all the troops with me will advance on the city. When they come out against us as they did the first time, we will flee from them.

FBV

5When I and the rest of the men with me approach the town, the defenders will run out to attack us just like before, and we'll run away from them.

Extra References

Joshua 7:5

5The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them. They chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water.

Matthew 10:16

16“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Judges 20:31-33

31The children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike and kill of the people as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah, in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

32The children of Benjamin said, “They are struck down before us, as at the first.” But the children of Israel said, “Let’s flee, and draw them away from the city to the highways.”

33All the men of Israel rose up out of their place and set themselves in array at Baal Tamar. Then the ambushers of Israel broke out of their place, even out of Maareh Geba.