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All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

Joshua 8:16 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીયહોશુઆ ૮:૧૬
તેઓની પાછળ પડવા માટે જે બધા લોકો નગરમાં રહેતા હતા તેઓને બોલાવીને એકઠા કરવામાં આવ્યા. તેઓ યહોશુઆની પાછળ ગયા અને તેઓને નગરથી દૂર લઈ જવામાં આવ્યા.
हिन्दीयहोशू ८:१६
तब नगर के सब लोग इस्राएलियों का पीछा करने को पुकार-पुकारके बुलाए गए; और वे यहोशू का पीछा करते हुए नगर से दूर निकल गए।

In context

14When the king of Ai saw it, they hurried and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at the time appointed, before the Arabah; but he didn’t know that there was an ambush against him behind the city.

15Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

16All the people who were in the city were called together to pursue after them. They pursued Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.

17There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who didn’t go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.

18The LORD said to Joshua, “Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.

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