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Joshua 7:3

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7:3They returned and reported to Joshua,7 “Don’t send the whole army.8 About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai.9 Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.”10

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  1. 7 Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”
  2. 8 Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”
  3. 9 Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”
  4. 10 Heb “all the people for they are small.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When they returned to Joshua, they said, “Not all the army will have to go up against Ai. Send two or three thousand men to take it and do not weary the whole army, for only a few people live there.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After returning to Joshua they reported to him, “Don’t send all the people, but send about two thousand or three thousand men to attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, don’t wear out all our people there.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When they returned, they told Joshua, “There’s no need for all of us to go up there; it won’t take more than two or three thousand men to attack Ai. Since there are so few of them, don’t make all our people struggle to go up there.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up and attack Ai; only two or three thousand men should go up because they are few. Do not make all the people weary up there.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.