NET Bible
"He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!"
— Joshua 8:4, NET 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:”
“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: ”
“He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Don't go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.”
“And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready.”
“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:”
“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:”
Israel Conquers Ai The LORD told Joshua,“Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.
Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”
Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.
He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
I and all the troops who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.
They will attack 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.
Then you rise up from your hiding place and seize the city. The LORD your God will hand it over to you.