Thomson(i)
1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, Fear not, nor be dismayed. Take with thee all the men who are warriors, and arise, and go up to Gai. Behold I have delivered into thy hands, the king of Gai, and his land;
2 and thou shalt treat Gai, as thou hast treated Jericho, and its king; but the plunder of the cattle thou shalt take for thyself. Lay thee an ambush for the city, behind it.
3 So Joshua arose, and all the warriors, to go up against Gai. And Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night;
4 and he gave them orders, saying, Lie in ambush behind the city; be not at a great distance from the city, and be all ready;
5 and I, and all the people who are with me, will advance to the city, and when the inhabitants of Gai come out to meet us, as before, we will flee from before them;
6 and as they come after us we will draw them off from the city; for they will say, They are fleeing from us, as they did before.
7 Then you will rise from the ambush, and rush into the city.
8 Act agreeably to these orders; behold I have commanded you.