Joshua 8:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 8:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְצַ֨ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
רְ֠אוּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אַתֶּ֞ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֹרְבִ֤ים
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
לָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ
râchaq
H7368
to be far
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כֻּלְּכֶ֖ם
kôl
H3605
all
נְכֹנִֽים
kûwn
H3559
to be established
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World English Bible Public Domain
He commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; don't go very far from the city, but be all ready:
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King James Version Public Domain
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he commanded them, saying, “See, you will be lying in ambush against the city from behind the city. You shall not be very far from the city. And all of you shall be prepared.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).