Joshua 7:4
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
Joshua 7:4 in other translations
| BSB | So about three thousand men went up, but they fled before the men of Ai. |
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| WEB | So about three thousand men of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai. |
| ASV | So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. |
| YLT | And there go up of the people thither about three thousand men, and they flee before the men of Ai, |
| DARBY | And there went up thither of the people about three thousand men, but they fled before the men of Ai. |
| BBE | So about three thousand of the people went up, and were sent in flight by the men of Ai. |
| Webster | So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. |
What does Joshua 7:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:4-5
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 7:1-5
Achan took some of the spoil of Jericho. The love of the world is that root of bitterness, which of all others is most hardly rooted up. We should take heed of sin ourselves, lest by it many be defiled or disquieted, He 12:15; and take heed of having fellowship with sinners, lest we share their guilt. It concerns us to watch over one another to prevent sin, because others' sins may be to our damage. The easy…
Joshua 7:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 7:4
- Deuteronomy 28:25
The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Leviticus 26:17
And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
- Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
- Isaiah 30:17
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
- Deuteronomy 32:30
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
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Context
- Joshua 7:3
And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.
- Joshua 7:4
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
- Joshua 7:5
And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.
Joshua 7:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y subieron allá del pueblo como tres mil hombres, los cuales huyeron delante de los de Hai. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il y monta du peuple environ 3 000 hommes; mais ils s’enfuirent devant les hommes d’Aï. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da zogen von dem Volke bei dreitausend Mann dort hinauf; aber sie flohen vor den Männern von Ai; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ascenderunt ergo tria millia pugnatorum. Qui statim terga vertentes, |