Joshua 8:16 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and all the people who [are] in the city are called to pursue after them, and they pursue after Joshua, and are drawn away out of the city,
English ASV
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
English Amplified
So all the people in Ai were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
So all the people in Ai were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Then all the men of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they followed Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Then all the troops of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And all the people that were in the city were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
English EASY 2024
The king told all the men who remained in the city to chase the Israelites. So they continued to chase after them, far away from their city.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The people in the city began to shout and started to chase them. All the people left the city.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
All the men in the city had been called together to go after them, and as they pursued Joshua, they kept getting farther away from the city.
English God's Word - GW 1995
All the troops in the city were called out to chase them. As they chased Joshua, they were lured away from the city.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Then all the troops of Ai were summoned to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English KJV 1611
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
English LSB
And all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
All the people who were in Ai were assembled to pursue them, so they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
And all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
till the last of the soldiers in the city had been called out to pursue them.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
All the reinforcements in Ai were ordered to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
All of the men of Ai were called out to chase them. They chased Joshua. So they were drawn away from the city.
English NIV
All the men of Ai were called to pursue them, and they pursued Joshua and were lured away from the city.
English NKJ 1982
So all the people who were in Ai were called together to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
English NLT
and all the men in the city were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the city.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Joshua’s tactic drew all of Ai’s reinforcements out of the city, and they set off in hot pursuit of Joshua and his men.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
So all the people who were in the city were called together to pursue them, and as they pursued Joshua they were drawn away from the city.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
and all the soldiers in the city were called out to chase after them; so the city was left defenseless;
English Tyndale 1537
And all the people of the town cried to follow after them. And they followed after Josua till they were drawn away from the city: