Joshua 8:6
in Joshua 8They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: so we will flee before them;
KJV
(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
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This verse in Joshua 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseGod had made use of them only for the rebuking of Israel, with a purpose, when the correction was over, to throw the rod itself into the fire; howbeit, they meant not so, but it was in their heart to destroy and cut off, Isa. x.
This site's exposition
will approach unto the city
on Joshua 8:5-8
Joshua tells the men what will happen before it happens, and the phrase as at the first falls twice in two verses. The thirty and six men who died at 7:5 are what makes the feint work, because the men of Ai have a real victory behind them and will believe a second flight. Verse 8 puts the whole of it under the commandment of the LORD, which is Joshua standing on the ground he was given in verse 2 rather than on his own judgment.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָצְא֣וּ | veyatzeu | and they will come out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֗ינוּ | ʾachareinu | after us | H310 → | 715 times |
| עַ֣ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הַתִּיקֵ֤נוּ | hatikenu | have drawn out we | H5423 → | 27 times |
| אוֹתָם֙ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָעִ֔יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֹֽאמְר֔וּ | yomeru | they will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| נָסִ֣ים | nasim | [they are] fleeing | H5127 → | 159 times |
| לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ | lefaneinu | <to> before us | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑ה | barishonah | at the first [time] | H7223 → | 182 times |
| וְנַ֖סְנוּ | venasnu | and we will flee | H5127 → | 159 times |
| לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | lifneihem | <to> before them | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וְיָצְא֣וּand they will come out
veyatzeuH3318 →1067 times
אַחֲרֵ֗ינוּafter us
ʾachareinuH310 →715 times
עַ֣דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
הַתִּיקֵ֤נוּhave drawn out we
hatikenuH5423 →27 times
אוֹתָם֙<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָעִ֔ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
יֹֽאמְר֔וּthey will say
yomeruH559 →5305 times
נָסִ֣ים[they are] fleeing
nasimH5127 →159 times
לְפָנֵ֔ינוּ<to> before us
lefaneinuH6440 →2123 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הat the first [time]
barishonahH7223 →182 times
וְנַ֖סְנוּand we will flee
venasnuH5127 →159 times
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃<to> before them
lifneihemH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
it leads to
- Isaiah 26:10
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
- Psalms 50:21–22
You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
- Romans 2:4–5
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- 2 Peter 3:3–10
Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
- Matthew 24:49–50
And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
- Isaiah 26:10
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:12For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Luke 21:34–36
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3
Through
Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
it leads to
- Judges 5:30
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
- Judges 5:30
About Joshua
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.