Joshua 8:15

And Ioshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wildernesse.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Joshua and all Israel pretended to be beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Then Joshua and all Israel, acting as if they were overcome before them, went in flight by way of the waste land.
- Basic English Bible

And Joshua and all Israel let themselves be beaten before them; and they fled by the way of the wilderness.
- Darby Bible

And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
- Webster's Bible

Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
- World English Bible

And Joshua and all Israel [seem] stricken before them, and flee the way of the wilderness,
- Youngs Literal Bible

And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Joshua 8:15

8:15 Made as if they were beaten - That is, fled from them, as it were for fear of a second blow. The wilderness - Which lay between Ai and Jericho, whither they now seemed to flee.