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"When you capture the city, set it on fire in keeping with the Lord’s message. See, I have given you orders.”"
— Joshua 8:8, NET Bible
“And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.”
“And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of Jehovah shall ye do: see, I have commanded you. ”
“It shall be, when you have seized on the city, that you shall set the city on fire. You shall do this according to the word of Yahweh. Behold, I have commanded you."”
“And when you shall have taken it, set it on fire, and you shall do all things so as I have commanded.”
“And when you have taken the town, put fire to it, as the Lord has said: see, I have given you your orders.”
“And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.”
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.
When you capture the city, set it on fire in keeping with the Lord’s message. See, I have given you orders.”
Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent that night with the army.
Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered the army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched at the head of it to Ai.
All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.