Joshua 8:4 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

ASV Byzantine Text

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Asang Khongca Bible

Joshua mah nihcae khaeah, Khenah, To vangpui to tuk hanah vangpui hnukbang ah misatoep kami to suem oh; vangpui hoi kangthla ah caeh o hmah; acoehaih hoiah om oh;

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te phoeiah amih te a uen tih, “Khopuei hael ah khopuei aka rhongngol thil rhoek te nangmih loh so uh. Khopuei neh bahoeng lakhla uh boel lamtah hueltue la boeih om uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te phoeiah amih te a uen tih, “Khopuei hael ah khopuei aka rhongngol thil rhoek te nangmih loh so uh. Khopuei neh bahoeng lakhla uh boel lamtah hueltue la boeih om uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Kauoha aku la oia ia lakou, i aku la, Aia hoi, e hoohalua oukou i kela kulanakauhale, ma ke kua o ke kulanakauhale, mai hele i kahi loihi e aku o ua kulanakauhale la, e noho makaukau hoi oukou a pau.

English Berean Standard Bible

with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men lòd li ba yo: -Al anbiske kò nou lòt bò sou dèyè lavil la. Pa kache twò lwen non. Epi pare pou nou atake.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

præcepitque eis, dicens: Ponite insidias post civitatem, nec longius recedatis: et eritis omnes parati.

Bible in Basic English

And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et il leur commanda, disant : Voyez, vous serez en embuscade contre la ville, derrière la ville ; ne vous éloignez pas beaucoup de la ville, mais soyez tous prêts.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A přikázal jim, řka: Šetřtež vy, kteříž uděláte zálohy městu po zadní straně města, abyste nebyli příliš daleko od něho, ale buďte všickni pohotově.

Kosraean Bible

ac fahk nu selos, “Kowos som ac wikwik akngusrikya tukun siti ah, ac tupan pacl in mweun. Nimet som loesla liki siti ah.

World Portuguese Bible

Ele lhes ordenou, dizendo: “Eis que vocês farão uma emboscada contra a cidade, por trás da cidade. Não se afastem muito da cidade, mas estejam todos preparados.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și le-a poruncit, spunând: Iată, voi veți pândi împotriva cetății, în spatele cetății; nu vă depărtați prea mult de cetate și fiți gata toți.

Brenton English Septuagint

And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.

Burmese Common Language Bible

``သင်တို့သည်မြို့၏အနောက်ဘက်မလှမ်း မကမ်းတွင်ပုန်းအောင်းနေလော့။ မြို့ကိုတိုက် ခိုက်ရန်အသင့်ရှိနေကြလော့။-

Darby Translation

And he commanded them, saying, See, ye shall be in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, and be all of you ready.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und er gebot ihnen und sprach: Sehet, ihr sollt den Hinterhalt bilden gegen die Stadt, im Rücken der Stadt; entfernet euch nicht allzuweit von der Stadt, sondern seid alle bereit.

Dutch Bible 1917

En gebood hun, zeggende: Ziet toe, gijlieden zult der stad lagen leggen van achter de stad; houdt u niet zeer verre van de stad, en weest gij allen bereid.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

met het bevel: Let op; ge moet u aan de westkant der stad in hinderlaag leggen, niet te ver van de stad, en u allen gereed houden.

Italian Diodati Bible

E comandò loro, dicendo: Vedete, state agli agguati contro alla città, dalla parte di dietro della città; non vi allontanate molto dalla città, e siate tutti presti.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, yee shall lye in waite against the citie on the backeside of the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all in a readinesse.

Danish Bible 1931

idet han bød dem: “Se, I skal lægge eder i Baghold vesten for Byen, ikke for langt fra den, og hold eder alle rede.

Leeser Tanakh

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, in the rear of the city; go not very far from the city; and be ye all ready;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And he commanded them, saying: 'Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready.

King James Version

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

King James Version + Apocrypha

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Vietnamese Bible 1923

và truyền lịnh này rằng: Hãy coi, các ngươi sẽ phục binh sau thành; chớ dang ra xa thành quá, hãy dàn cho sẵn.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Revised West Version

Pea naʻa ne fekau kiate kinautolu, ʻo pehē, “Vakai, te mou toka malumu ʻo hanga ki he kolo, ʻio, ʻi he tuʻa kolo ki mui: ʻoua naʻa mou ʻalu mamaʻo fau mei he kolo, ka mou talitali teu pe kotoa pē:

French Ostervald Bible

Et il leur commanda, en disant: Voyez, vous serez en embuscade derrière la ville; ne vous éloignez pas beaucoup de la ville, et soyez tous prêts.

Esperanto Bible

kaj ordonis al ili, dirante: Vidu, vi faros insidon ĉe la urbo, malantaŭ la urbo; ne tro malproksimiĝu de la urbo, kaj estu ĉiuj pretaj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

et auxquels il donna cet ordre: Écoutez, vous vous mettrez en embuscade derrière la ville; ne vous éloignez pas beaucoup de la ville, et soyez tous prêts.

German Luther Bible 1912

und gebot ihnen und sprach: Seht zu, ihr sollt der Hinterhalt sein hinter der Stadt; macht euch aber nicht allzu ferne von der Stadt und seid allesamt bereit!

LXX2012 U. S. English

And he charged them, saying, Do you⌃ lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and you⌃ shall all be ready.

British English Septuagint 2012

And he charged them, saying, Do you⌃ lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and you⌃ shall all be ready.

Majority Standard BIble

with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

Webster Bible

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

with orders to ‘Lie in ambush to the west of the town at its rear. Do not go too far away but be all ready.

Open English Bible (US)

with orders to “Lie in ambush to the west of the town at its rear. Do not go too far away but be all ready.

Revised Version

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Italian Riveduta Bible

“Ecco, vi fermerete imboscati dietro alla città; non v’allontanate troppo dalla città, e siate tutti pronti.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Il leur donna cet ordre : « Tenez-vous en embuscade derrière la ville. Ne vous en éloignez pas trop et soyez tous prêts.

Reina Valera 1909

Y mandóles, diciendo: Mirad, pondréis emboscada á la ciudad detrás de ella: no os alejaréis mucho de la ciudad, y estaréis todos apercibidos.

Spanish BLL

Y les mandó, diciendo: “Miren, se pondrán en emboscada contra la ciudad por la parte de atrás; no se alejen mucho de la ciudad, y estén todos preparados.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y les mandó, diciendo: “Mirad, os pondréis en emboscada contra la ciudad por detrás de ella; no os alejéis mucho de la ciudad, y estad todos preparados.

Croatian Bible

dade im zapovijed: “Pazite! Poći ćete u zasjedu gradu s leđa, ali da ne budete predaleko od grada i budite svi spremni.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

i zapovedi im govoreći: Gledajte vi koji ćete biti u zasedi iza grada, da ne budete vrlo daleko od grada, nego budite svi gotovi.

German Textbibel

indem er ihnen befahl: Habt acht! ihr sollt euch gegen die Stadt und zwar westlich von der Stadt in den Hinterhalt legen, aber nicht allzuweit entfernt von der Stadt, und sollt euch insgesamt bereit halten.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיְצַ֨ו אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר רְ֠אוּ אַתֶּ֞ם אֹרְבִ֤ים לָעִיר֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר אַל־תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ מִן־הָעִ֖יר מְאֹ֑ד וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם נְכֹנִֽים׃