Joshua 8:4 
ContextNET © | He told 1 them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready! |
NIV © | with these orders: "Listen carefully. You are to set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from it. All of you be on the alert. |
NASB © | He commanded them, saying, "See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. |
NLT © | with these orders: "Hide in ambush close behind the city and be ready for action. |
MSG © | with these orders: "Look sharp now. Lie in ambush behind the city. Get as close as you can. Stay alert. |
BBE © | And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready: |
NRSV © | with the command, "You shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it; do not go very far from the city, but all of you stay alert. |
NKJV © | And he commanded them, saying: "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready. |
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NET © | He told 1 them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready! |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “commanded, ordered.” |