Joshua 8:7

Joshua 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.
• New International Version (NIV)you are to rise up from ambush and take the city. The Lord your God will give it into your hand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then you shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will give it into your hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.

Context of Joshua 8:7

5I’ll approach the city with the rest of the troops. When they come out to attack us as they did the first time, we will run away from them. 6They’ll come out after us, and we will lure them away from the city. They’ll say, ‘They’re running away from us just like the first time.’ As we run away from them, you come out of hiding and capture the city. The Lord your God will hand it over to you. 8When you have captured the city, set it on fire. Do what the Lord says. These are your orders.” 9So Joshua sent them out, and they hid. They took their position west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent the night with the troops.

Joshua 8:7 word by word

וְאַתֶּ֗ם תָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ מֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔ב וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הָעִ֑יר וּנְתָנָ֛הּ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then ye shall rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• from the ambushאָרַב'ârab · to ambushH693
• and seizeיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• upon the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• it into your handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Joshua 8:7

• Joshua 8:1The Lord said to Joshua, “Don’t be terrified or afraid. Take all the troops with you, and march against Ai. I am about to hand the king of Ai, his people, city, and land over to you.
• 2 Kings 5:1Naaman, the commander of the Aramean king’s army, was respected and highly honored by his master. The Lord had given Aram a victory through Naaman. This man was a good soldier, but he had a skin disease.
• Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, and no advice ⌞can stand up⌟ against the Lord.

Commentaries on Joshua 8:7

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-22Verses 3-22 Observe Joshua's conduct and prudence. Those that would maintain their spiritual conflicts must not love their ease. Probably he went into the valley alone, to pray to God for a blessing, and he did not seek in vain. He never drew back till the work was done. Those that have stretched out their hands against their spiritual enemies, must never draw them back.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9Joshua told the selected group what to expect from Israel’s main army. This special unit would be separated from Joshua’s direct command for almost two days. Because of this, they needed to understand clearly what they were supposed to do. Israel’s success in this second attack on Ai depended on exact timing. The group had to rush into the town at the right moment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-2. The Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not--By the execution of justice on Achan, the divine wrath was averted, the Israelites were reassured, defeat was succeeded by victory; and thus the case of Ai affords a striking example of God's disciplinary government, in which chastisements for sin are often made to pave the way for the bestowment of those temporal benefits, which, on account of sin, have been withdrawn, or withheld for a time. Joshua, who had been…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 8:7

• Ambush
• Armies
• Strategy

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ai
• Ambush
• Heap
• Raise
• Wait
• Exodus, the Book of
• Joshua, Book of

Commentaries on Joshua 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings