Joshua 8:26

Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

World English Bible

For Joshua didn’t draw back his hand, with which he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

American Standard Version

For Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Geneva Bible 1599

For Ioshua drewe not his hande backe againe which he had stretched out with the speare, vntill hee had vtterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Darby Translation

And Joshua did not draw back his hand, which he had stretched out with the javelin, until they had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

Young's Literal Translation

And Joshua hath not brought back his hand which he stretched out with the javelin till that he hath devoted all the inhabitants of Ai;

Bible in Basic English

For Joshua did not take back his hand with the outstretched spear till the destruction of the people of Ai was complete.

In context

25A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.

27Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

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