Joshua 8:15

15 Joshua and his men pretended that they were retreating, and ran away toward the barren country.

Joshua 8:15 In-Context

13 The soldiers were arranged for battle with the main camp north of the city and the rest of the men to the west. Joshua spent the night in the valley.
14 When the king of Ai saw Joshua's men, he acted quickly. He and all his men went out toward the Jordan Valley to fight the Israelites at the same place as before, not knowing that he was about to be attacked from the rear.
15 Joshua and his men pretended that they were retreating, and ran away toward the barren country.
16 All the men in the city had been called together to go after them, and as they pursued Joshua, they kept getting farther away from the city.
17 Every man in Ai went after the Israelites, and the city was left wide open, with no one to defend it.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.