Joshua 8:4

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

And he commanded {H6680} them, saying {H559}, Behold {H7200}, ye shall lie in wait {H693} against the city {H5892}, even behind {H310} the city {H5892}: go {H7368} not very {H3966} far {H7368} from the city {H5892}, but be ye all ready {H3559}:

He instructed them, "You are to lie in wait to ambush the city from behind. Stay close to the city; and all of you, be ready.

with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Judges 20:29

    And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:16

    Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.

  • 1 Samuel 15:5

    And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

  • Judges 9:25

    And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

  • Joshua 8:16

    And all the people that [were] in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

  • 1 Samuel 15:2

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

  • Judges 20:33

    And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, [even] out of the meadows of Gibeah.

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