Joshua 8:15,24
Joshua 8:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten.
Joshua 8:24 New Living Translation (NLT)
When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside.
Joshua 8:15 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them and fled in the direction of the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them to the very last had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:15-17 The Message (MSG)
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be chased; they ran toward the wilderness. Everybody in the city was called to the chase. They pursued Joshua and were led away from the city. There wasn’t a soul left in Ai or Bethel who wasn’t out there chasing after Israel. The city was left empty and undefended as they were chasing Israel down.
Joshua 8:24-25 The Message (MSG)
When it was all over, Israel had killed everyone in Ai, whether in the fields or in the wilderness where they had chased them. When the killing was complete, the Israelites returned to Ai and completed the devastation. The death toll that day came to twelve thousand men and women—everyone in Ai.
Joshua 8:15 King James Version (KJV)
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:15 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and all of them were fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:15 New Century Version (NCV)
Joshua and all the men of Israel let the army of Ai push them back. Then they ran toward the desert.
Joshua 8:24 New Century Version (NCV)
During the fighting the army of Israel chased the men of Ai into the fields and desert and killed all of them. Then they went back to Ai and killed everyone there.
Joshua 8:15 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:15 New International Version (NIV)
Joshua and all Israel let themselves be driven back before them, and they fled toward the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 New International Version (NIV)
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai in the fields and in the wilderness where they had chased them, and when every one of them had been put to the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and killed those who were in it.
Joshua 8:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 New King James Version (NKJV)
And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and when they all had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.
Joshua 8:15 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So Joshua and all Israel pretended to be defeated by them, and ran toward the wilderness.
Joshua 8:24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
When Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field in the wilderness where they pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed, then all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.