Joshua 8:3 — Compare Translations

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

And Joshua riseth, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai, and Joshua chooseth thirty thousand men, mighty ones of valour, and sendeth them away by night,

English ASV

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.

English Amplified

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; [he] chose thirty thousand mighty men of strength and sent them forth by night.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; [he] chose thirty thousand mighty men of strength and sent them forth by night.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out at night

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So Joshua and all the troops set out to attack Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand of his best soldiers and sent them out at night.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose thirty thousand valiant men, and sent them away by night.

English EASY 2024

So Joshua and the whole army marched towards Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 of the best soldiers and he sent some of them out at night time.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So Joshua led his whole army toward Ai. Then Joshua chose 30,000 of his best fighting men and sent them out at night.

So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of valor and sent them out by night.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So Joshua got ready to go to Ai with all his soldiers. He picked out thirty thousand of his best troops and sent them out at night

English God's Word - GW 1995

So Joshua and all the soldiers started to march against Ai. Joshua picked 30,000 of his best soldiers and sent them out at night

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So Joshua and the whole military force set out to attack Ai. Joshua selected 30,000 fighting men and sent them out at night.

English KJV 1611

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night.

English LSB

So Joshua rose with all the people of war to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose 30,000 men, valiant warriors, and sent them out at night.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So Joshua and all the fighting men arose to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, mighty men of valor, and sent them out at night.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So Joshua rose with all the people of war to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose 30,000 men, valiant warriors, and sent them out at night.

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

So Joshua and all the soldiers prepared to attack Ai. Picking out thirty thousand warriors, Joshua sent them off by night

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose 30,000 of his best fighting men. He sent them out at night.

English NIV

So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night

English NKJ 1982

So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor and sent them away by night.

English NLT

So Joshua and the army of Israel set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand fighting men and sent them out at night

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So Joshua and all the fighting men set out to go up against Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand warriors and sent them out by night

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Joshua and his entire army set out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand valiant warriors and sent them ahead by night

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So Joshua arose, and all the fighting men, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Before the main army left for Ai, Joshua sent thirty thousand of his

English Tyndale 1537

And then Josua arose and all the men of war, to go up unto Ai. And Josua chose out thirty thousand men of war, and sent them by night.