Joshua 8:12 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;

English ASV

And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

English Amplified

And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.

English EASY 2024

Joshua had already sent about 5,000 men to hide on the west side of the city, between Bethel and Ai.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Joshua chose about 5000 men. He sent these men to hide in the area west of the city, between Bethel and Ai.

He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He took about five thousand men and put them in hiding west of the city, between Ai and Bethel.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Joshua had taken about five thousand men and had them hide between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English KJV 1611

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

English LSB

And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, westward of the city.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

(He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.)

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Joshua had chosen about 5,000 soldiers. He had ordered them to hide in a place west of Ai. It was between Bethel and Ai.

English NIV

Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English NKJ 1982

So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

English NLT

That night Joshua sent five thousand men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Taking about five thousand men, he set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He placed a smaller force of about five thousand men west of the city to set an ambush between Bethel and Ai.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

That night Joshua sent another five thousand men to join the troops in ambush on the west side of the city.

English Tyndale 1537

and he took upon a five thousand men and put them to lie await, between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

Joshua 8:12 — Compare Translations