Joshua 8:7

7 nobis ergo fugientibus et illis sequentibus consurgetis de insidiis et vastabitis civitatem tradetque eam Dominus Deus vester in manus vestras

Joshua 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 8:7

Then ye shall rise up from the ambush
When they should see a signal made, that in ( Joshua 8:18 Joshua 8:19 ) ; and when their watch, they might set in a proper place, should see Israel flee, and the men of Ai at a distance from their city, pursuing, and give notice of it to the ambush:

and seize upon the city;
enter into it, and take possession of it, its fortresses, and secure its passes:

for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand;
Joshua expresses himself with great confidence, having the promise of God, and relying on it.

Joshua 8:7 In-Context

5 ego autem et reliqua multitudo quae mecum est accedemus ex adverso contra urbem cumque exierint contra nos sicut ante fecimus fugiemus et terga vertemus

6 donec persequentes ab urbe longius protrahantur putabunt enim fugere nos sicut prius

7 nobis ergo fugientibus et illis sequentibus consurgetis de insidiis et vastabitis civitatem tradetque eam Dominus Deus vester in manus vestras

8 cumque ceperitis succendite eam sic omnia facietis ut iussi

9 dimisitque eos et perrexerunt ad insidiarum locum sederuntque inter Bethel et Ahi ad occidentalem plagam urbis Ahi Iosue autem nocte illa in medio mansit populi