New International Version you are to rise up from ambush and take the city. The LORD your God will give it into your hand. New Living Translation you will jump up from your ambush and take possession of the town, for the LORD your God will give it to you. English Standard Version Then you shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will give it into your hand. Berean Standard Bible you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. Berean Literal Bible and you⁺ shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for YHWH your⁺ God will deliver it into your⁺ hands. King James Bible 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 King James Version Then you shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. New American Standard Bible Then you shall rise from your ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will hand it over to you. NASB 1995 “And you shall rise from your ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. NASB 1977 “And you shall rise from your ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. Legacy Standard Bible And you shall rise from your ambush and take possession of the city, for Yahweh your God will give it into your hand. Amplified Bible Then you will emerge from the ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will hand it over to you. Berean Annotated Bible you⁺ are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem} will deliver it into your⁺ hand. Christian Standard Bible you are to come out of your ambush and seize the city. The LORD your God will hand it over to you. Holman Christian Standard Bible you are to come out of your ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God has handed it over to you. American Standard Version and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for Jehovah your God will deliver it into your hand. Contemporary English Version you come out of hiding. The LORD our God will help you capture the town. English Revised Version and ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation you come out of hiding and capture the city. The LORD your God will hand it over to you. Good News Translation Then you will come out of hiding and capture the city. The LORD your God will give it to you. International Standard Version you get up from the ambush and seize the city, because the LORD your God will give it into your control. NET Bible Then you rise up from your hiding place and seize the city. The LORD your God will hand it over to you. New Heart English Bible and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. Webster's Bible Translation Then ye shall rise from the ambush and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand, Majority Text Translations Majority Standard Bibleyou are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. World English Bible and you shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for Yahweh your God will deliver it into your hand. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you rise from the ambush, and have occupied the city, and your God YHWH has given it into your hand; Berean Literal Bible and you⁺ shall rise from the ambush and seize the city, for YHWH your⁺ God will deliver it into your⁺ hands. Young's Literal Translation and ye rise from the ambush, and have occupied the city, and Jehovah your God hath given it into your hand; Smith's Literal Translation And ye shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city: and Jehovah your God gave it into your hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd whilst we are fleeing, and they pursuing, you shall arise out of the ambush, and shall destroy the city: and the Lord your God will deliver it into our hands. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, while we are fleeing and they are pursuing, you shall rise up from the ambush, and you shall lay waste to the city. And the Lord your God will deliver it into your hands. New American Bible then you rise from ambush and take possession of the city, which the LORD, your God, will deliver into your power. New Revised Standard Version you shall rise up from the ambush and seize the city; for the LORD your God will give it into your hand. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen you shall rise up from your ambush, and seize upon the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hands. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you arise from your ambush and the ravaging of the city and LORD JEHOVAH your God shall hand it over into your hands OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall rise up out of the ambuscade, and go into the city. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Conquest of Ai…6They will pursue us until we have drawn them away from the city, for they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ So as we flee from them, 7you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 8And when you have taken the city, set it on fire. Do as the LORD has commanded! See, I have given you orders.”… Cross References you are to rise from the ambush Judges 20:34 Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them. Judges 20:33 So all the men of Israel got up from their places and arrayed themselves at Baal-tamar, and the Israelites in ambush charged from their positions west of Gibeah. Judges 20:37 The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword. and seize the city, Joshua 6:20 So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it. Judges 1:8 Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. 2 Samuel 12:29 So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it. for the LORD your God Deuteronomy 20:4 For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.” Deuteronomy 1:30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt Joshua 23:10 One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised. will deliver it into your hand. Exodus 23:31 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. 1 Kings 20:28 Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans have said that the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’” Deuteronomy 7:24 He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them. Judges 20:29-31 So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah. / On the third day the Israelites went up against the Benjamites and arrayed themselves against Gibeah as they had done before. / The Benjamites came out against them and were drawn away from the city. They began to attack the people as before, killing about thirty men of Israel in the fields and on the roads, one of which led up to Bethel and the other to Gibeah. 2 Samuel 5:23-25 So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. / As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” / So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. 2 Kings 7:12 So the king got up in the night and said to his servants, “Let me tell you what the Arameans have done to us. They know we are starving, so they have left the camp to hide in the field, thinking, ‘When they come out of the city, we will take them alive and enter the city.’” 1 Chronicles 14:14-16 So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. / As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.” / So David did as God had commanded him, and they struck down the army of the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer. Treasury of Scripture Then you shall rise up from the ambush, and seize on the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. for the Lord Joshua 8:1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: 2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. Proverbs 21:30,31 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD… Jump to Previous Ambush City Deliver Hand Occupied Position Possession Rise Secret SeizeJump to Next Ambush City Deliver Hand Occupied Position Possession Rise Secret SeizeJoshua 8 1. God encourages Joshua3. The plan whereby Ai was taken 29. The king thereof is hanged 30. Joshua builds an altar 32. writes the law on stones 33. and pronounces the blessings and curses you are to rise from the ambush At the appointed moment, the hidden Israelite force was to move against Ai after its defenders had been drawn away from the city. Jdg 20:34 Then 10,000 select men from all Israel… and seize the city, Ai’s capture would secure Israel’s position in central Canaan and reverse the earlier defeat caused by Achan’s sin. Jos 6:20 So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted.… for the LORD your God Israel’s success depended on the covenant God who directed the battle and remained faithful to His people. Deu 20:4 For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you… will deliver it into your hand. The victory was certain because God had promised it, while Israel was responsible to obey His command carefully. Exo 23:31 And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea…… Persons / Places / Events 1. JoshuaThe leader of the Israelites, who succeeded Moses and led the people into the Promised Land. He is a central figure in the conquest of Canaan. 2. Ai A city in Canaan that the Israelites are commanded to capture. It represents a strategic victory in the conquest of the land. 3. The Ambush A military tactic used by Joshua and the Israelites to capture Ai. It involves a surprise attack, demonstrating strategic planning and reliance on God's guidance. 4. The LORD (Yahweh) The God of Israel, who promises to deliver Ai into the hands of the Israelites. His involvement underscores the divine support behind Israel's military endeavors. 5. The Israelites The people of God, who are executing the plan to capture Ai as part of their conquest of the Promised Land. Teaching Points Divine Strategy and Human ObedienceGod provides the strategy, but it requires human obedience and action. We must be attentive to God's guidance in our lives and ready to act upon it. Trust in God's Promises Just as God promised victory to the Israelites, we can trust in His promises for our lives. Our faith should be rooted in His faithfulness. The Role of Community in God's Plan The Israelites acted together as a community. In our spiritual journey, we should value and rely on the community of believers for support and encouragement. Spiritual Warfare and Preparedness The ambush at Ai is a reminder of the importance of being spiritually prepared and vigilant. We must equip ourselves with God's Word and prayer to face spiritual battles. God's Sovereignty in Our Successes Recognize that our successes are not solely due to our efforts but are ultimately delivered by God's hand. This perspective fosters humility and gratitude. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Joshua 8:7?2. How does Joshua 8:7 demonstrate God's strategy for overcoming challenges in our lives? 3. What role does obedience play in the success described in Joshua 8:7? 4. How can we "seize the city" in our spiritual battles today? 5. What does Joshua 8:7 teach about God's faithfulness to His promises? 6. How can we apply the principles of Joshua 8:7 in our daily walk? 7. How does Joshua 8:7 demonstrate God's strategy in warfare? 8. What does Joshua 8:7 reveal about divine intervention in battles? 9. How does the ambush in Joshua 8:7 reflect God's justice? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Joshua 8? Joshua 8:7 weaves together patient obedience, bold action, and unwavering confidence in God’s promise. Israel rises when God says rise, acts when God says act, and wins because God guarantees the outcome. The verse invites every believer to watch, move, and trust in the same way—resting in the assurance that the Lord still delivers every city, calling, or challenge He places before His people. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew youוְאַתֶּ֗ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are to rise תָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ (tā·qu·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand from the ambush מֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔ב (mê·hā·’ō·w·rêḇ) Preposition-m, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 693: To lie in wait and seize וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖ם (wə·hō·w·raš·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the city, הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement for the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative will deliver it וּנְתָנָ֛הּ (ū·nə·ṯā·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set into your hands. בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃ (bə·yeḏ·ḵem) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand Additonal Resources Joshua 8:7 Blue Letter BibleJoshua 8:7 Bible Gateway Joshua 8:7 Bible.com Joshua 8:7 NIV |
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