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Joshua 8:3

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¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.
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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

  2. Matthew 24:39Rank 2 from verse 3
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    39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  3. Matthew 24:50Rank 3 from verse 3
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    50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

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    6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

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    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

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Joshua 8:3

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arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

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mighty

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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

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2And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

3¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

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4And 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:

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