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The 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.

Joshua 8:18 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીયહોશુઆ ૮:૧૮
યહોવાહે યહોશુઆને કહ્યું, “તારા હાથમાંનો ભાલો આય તરફ લાંબો કર. કેમ કે હું આયને તારા હાથમાં સોંપીશ.” યહોશુઆએ પોતાના હાથમાં જે ભાલો હતો તે નગર તરફ લાંબો કર્યો.
हिन्दीयहोशू ८:१८
तब यहोवा ने यहोशू से कहा, “अपने हाथ का बर्छा आई की ओर बढ़ा; क्योंकि मैं उसे तेरे हाथ में दे दूँगा।” और यहोशू ने अपने हाथ के बर्छे को नगर की ओर बढ़ाया।

In context

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.

19The ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand and entered into the city and took it. They hurried and set the city on fire.

20When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way. The people who fled to the wilderness turned back on the pursuers.

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