Joshua 8:28
Modern Translations
New International Version
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolate place to this day.

New Living Translation
So Joshua burned the town of Ai, and it became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day.

English Standard Version
So Joshua burned Ai and made it forever a heap of ruins, as it is to this day.

Berean Study Bible
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

New American Standard Bible
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a refuse heap forever, a desolation until this day.

NASB 1995
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation until this day.

NASB 1977
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation until this day.

Amplified Bible
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a rubbish heap forever, a desolation until this day.

Christian Standard Bible
Joshua burned Ai and left it a permanent ruin, still desolate today.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joshua burned Ai and left it a permanent ruin, desolate to this day.

Good News Translation
Joshua burned Ai and left it in ruins. It is still like that today.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a deserted mound of ruins. It is still in ruins today.

International Standard Version
Joshua burned Ai, turning it into a permanent mound of ruins, and it remains so to this day.

NET Bible
Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanently uninhabited mound (it remains that way to this very day).
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.

New King James Version
So Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a desolation to this day.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joshua burned Ai, and made it a heap forever, even a desolation unto this day.

New Heart English Bible
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap forever, even a desolation, to this day.

World English Bible
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap forever, even a desolation, to this day.

American King James Version
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation to this day.

American Standard Version
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.

A Faithful Version
And Joshua burned Ai and made it a heap forever, a ruin to this day.

Darby Bible Translation
And Joshua burned Ai, and made it an everlasting heap of desolation to this day.

English Revised Version
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation to this day.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Ioshua burnt Ai, and made it an heape for euer, and a wildernes vnto this day.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Iosuah set Ai on fire, and made it an heape for euer, & a wildernesse, euen vnto this day.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Iosua burned vp Hai and made an heape therof for euer, which is there yet vnto this daye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Joshua burns Ai, and makes it a continuous heap—a desolation to this day;

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua burneth Ai, and maketh it a heap age-during -- a desolation unto this day;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Joshua will burn Ai and set it a heap forever, a waste even to this day.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he burned the city, and made it a heap for ever:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he set fire to the city, and he caused it to be a perpetual tomb.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Yeshua burned Ai and he made it a heap, a desolation for eternity, until today

Lamsa Bible
And Joshua burned Ai, and made it a heap of ruins for ever to this day.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Joshua burnt the city with fire: he made it an uninhabited heap for ever, even to this day.
















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