Joshua 7:3

and thei turneden ayen, and seiden to hym, `Not al the puple stie, but twey ether thre thousynde of men go, and do awei the citee; whi schal al the puple be trauelid in veyn ayens feweste enemyes?

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In The King James Version

And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.

In Context

2And whanne Josue sente men fro Jerico ayens Hai, which is bisidis Bethauen, at the eest coost of the citee Bethel, he seide to hem, Stie ye, and aspie ye the lond. Whiche filliden `the comaundementis, and aspieden Hay;

4Therfor thre thousynde of fiyteris stieden, whiche turneden the backis anoon,

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.

Luke 13:24Stryue ye to entre bi the streite yate; for Y seie to you, many seken to entre, and thei schulen not mowe.

Hebrews 6:11And we coueiten that ech of you schewe the same bisynesse to the fillyng of hope in to the ende;

2 Peter 1:10Wherfor, britheren, be ye more bisi, that by goode werkis ye make youre clepyng and chesyng certeyn;

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