Joshua 8:20

When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When 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.
World English Bible (WEB)
And when the men{H582} of Ai{H5857} looked{H6437}{(H8799)} behind{H310} them, they saw{H7200}{(H8799)}, and, behold, the smoke{H6227} of the city{H5892} ascended up{H5927}{(H8804)} to heaven{H8064}, and they had no power{H3027} to flee{H5127}{(H8800)} this way or that way{H2008}: and the people{H5971} that fled{H5127}{(H8801)} to the wilderness{H4057} turned back{H2015}{(H8738)} upon the pursuers{H7291}{(H8802)}.
Strong's King James
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
And the men of Ai look behind them, and see, and lo, the smoke of the city hath gone up unto the heavens, and there hath not been in them power to flee hither and thither—and the people who are fleeing to the wilderness have turned against the pursuer,—
Young's Literal Translation

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