Joshua 8:26 — Compare Translations

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

And Joshua hath not brought back his hand which he stretched out with the javelin till that he hath devoted all the inhabitants of Ai;

English ASV

For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English Amplified

For Joshua drew not back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For Joshua drew not back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Joshua did not draw back his hand that was holding the javelin until all the inhabitants of Ai were completely destroyed.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Joshua did not draw back his hand, which he had stretched out with the javelin, until they had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English EASY 2024

Joshua continued to point his spear at Ai, until his army had killed every person who lived there.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Joshua had held his spear toward Ai as a sign to his people to destroy the city. And he did not stop until all the people of Ai were destroyed.

But Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai to destruction.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Joshua did not lower his hand holding the spear until he had completely destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Joshua did not draw back his hand that was holding the sword until all the inhabitants of Ai were completely destroyed.

English KJV 1611

For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English LSB

For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had devoted to destruction all the inhabitants of Ai.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Joshua did not draw back his hand with the outstretched sword until he destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

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

Joshua kept the javelin in his hand stretched out until he had fulfilled the doom on all the inhabitants of Ai.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Joshua kept holding out his curved sword until Israel had annihilated all who lived in Ai.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Joshua kept the javelin that was in his hand pointed at Ai. He didn't lower his hand until he and his men had totally destroyed everyone who lived there.

English NIV

For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin until he had destroyed all who lived in Ai.

English NKJ 1982

For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English NLT

For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the sword, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For Joshua did not draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For Joshua kept his spear pointed toward Ai until the last person was dead.

English Tyndale 1537

For Josua plucked not his hand back again which he stretched out with the buckler, until they had utterly destroyed all the inhabiters of Ai.