^8:13The army was in position—the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into²⁵ the middle of the valley.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

25 Some Hebrew read, “spent the night in.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So they stationed the forces, the main encampment that was north of the city and its rear guard west of the city. But Joshua spent that night in the valley.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the soldiers took up their positions—with the main camp to the north of the city and the ambush to the west of it. That night Joshua went into the valley.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The troops were stationed in this way: the main camp to the north of the city and its rear guard to the west of the city. And that night Joshua went into the valley.

NLTNew Living Translation

So they stationed the main army north of the town and the ambush west of the town. Joshua himself spent that night in the valley.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they stationed the forces; all the army was north of the city while the rear guard was west. But Joshua went that night to the middle of the valley.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

Public Domain