Verse Comparison: Joshua 7:4
American Standard Version
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
Amplified® Bible
So about three thousand Israelites went up there, but they fled before the men of Ai.
Contemporary English Version
Joshua sent about three thousand soldiers to attack Ai. But the men of Ai fought back and chased the Israelite soldiers away from the town gate and down the hill to the stone quarries. Thirty-six Israelite soldiers were killed, and the Israelite army felt discouraged.
Darby English Version
And there went up thither of the people about three thousand men, but they fled before the men of Ai.
Good News Bible
So about three thousand Israelites made the attack, but they were forced to retreat.
King James Version
So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.
New American Standard Bible
So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.
New International Version
So about three thousand men went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai,
New King James Version
So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.
Revised Standard Version
So about three thousand went up there from the people; and they fled before the men of Ai,
Young's Literal Translation
And there go up of the people thither about three thousand men, and they flee before the men of Ai,
