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Joshua 8

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 24

1 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Do not fear and not be afraid. Take all the people of war with you, and rise up, go up to Ai. Behold, I have given the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land into your hand.

2 And you shall do to Ai and to its king as you have done to Jericho and its king. Only, its spoil and its cattle you shall take for yourselves. Set yourself an ambush for the city behind it.

3 And Joshua rose up, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose thirty thousand men, mighty warriors and sent them away by night.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah encourages Joshua. 3 The strategy to take Ai. 29 The king is hanged. 30 Joshua builds an altar.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבֵּ֔חַ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
קְהַ֤ל assembly H6951 · TWOT 1991a
עֲקֵב֖ heel H6119 · TWOT 1676a
הֵנִ֥יף move to and fro H5130 · TWOT 1329
שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d

People & Context

Command to Attack Ai

Jehovah tells Joshua not to fear, to take all the men of war, and go up to Ai, instructing him to set an ambush and promising the spoil.

30,000 Sent in Night Ambush

Joshua selects 30,000 mighty warriors and sends them by night to wait in ambush behind the city, west of Ai.

Joshua Marches Main Army

Joshua rises early and marches with the elders and the rest of the army to camp on the north side of Ai, across a valley.

Timeline

Command to Attack Ai

Jehovah tells Joshua not to fear, to take all the men of war, and go up to Ai, instructing him to set an ambush and promising the spoil.

Joshua 8:1-2
30,000 Sent in Night Ambush

Joshua selects 30,000 mighty warriors and sends them by night to wait in ambush behind the city, west of Ai.

Joshua 8:3-9
Joshua Marches Main Army

Joshua rises early and marches with the elders and the rest of the army to camp on the north side of Ai, across a valley.

Joshua 8:10-11

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