Joshua 8:17
World English Bible (WEB)
There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.
In context
15 Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
16 All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
17 There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.
18 The LORD said to Joshua, “Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.
19 The ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand and entered into the city and took it. They hurried and set the city on fire.
Joshua 8:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.
- KJV King James Version
- And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and there hath not been left a man in Ai and Bethel who hath not gone out after Israel, and they leave the city open, and pursue after Israel.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And not a man remained in Ai and Bethel that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And there was not a man left in Ai, or Beth-el that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued Israel.