Joshua 8:4
ESV
And he commanded them, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you remain ready.
NIV
with these orders: "Listen carefully. You are to set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from it. All of you be on the alert.
NASB
He commanded them, saying, 'See, you are going to ambush the city from behind it. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.
CSB
He commanded them: "Pay attention. Lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it, and all of you be ready.
NLT
with these orders: 'Hide in ambush close behind the town and be ready for action.
KJV
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
NKJV
And he commanded them, saying: “Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.