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width="99%" valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/joshua/8.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Conquest of Ai</p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068">The <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqi2ms{1}Jm 3372"> be afraid</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2865.htm" title="חתת vni2ms{1}Jm 2865"> discouraged</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 1:21; 7:18; 31:8; Jos 1:9; 10:25">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqvms 3947"> Take</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> whole</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4421.htm" title="מִלְחָמָה ncfsa 4421"> military</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> force</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqvms 6965"> go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqvms 5927"> attack</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvms 7200">Look</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqp1cs 5414">I have handed over to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsc 4428"> the king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsc 5892">city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsc 776"> land</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jos 6:2">b</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp2ms{2} 6213">Treat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsc 4428"> king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp2ms 6213"> you did</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3405.htm" title="יְרִחֹו np 3405"> Jericho</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsc 4428"> king</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jos 6:17">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/962.htm" title="בזז vqi2mp 962"> you may plunder</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7998.htm" title="שָׁלָל ncmsc 7998"> spoil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfsc 929"> livestock</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> yourselves</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 20:14; Jos 8:27">d</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqvms 7760"> Set</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> an ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> behind</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 9:32-35,43; 20:29; 1Sm 15:5">e</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> whole</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4421.htm" title="מִלְחָמָה ncfsa 4421"> military</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> force</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqw3ms 6965"> set out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqc 5927"> attack</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091">Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/977.htm" title="בחר_2 vqw3ms 977"> selected</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7970.htm" title="שָׁלֹשׁ ucbpa 7970"> 30,000</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/505.htm" title="אֶלֶף_2 ucmsc 505"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1368.htm" title="גִּבֹּור ampc 1368"> fighting men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2428.htm" title="חַיִל ncmsa 2428"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> sent them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqw3ms 7971"> out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> at night</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpw3ms 6680">He commanded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>: “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvmp 7200">Pay attention</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="ארב vqPmpa 693">Lie in ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> behind</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3966.htm" title="מְאֹד Pd 3966"> too</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7368.htm" title="רחק vhi2mp{1}Jm 7368"> far</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> of you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp2mp{2} 1961"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3559.htm" title="כון vnPmpa 3559"> ready</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 20:29">f</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> are with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7126.htm" title="קרב vqi1cp 7126"> will approach</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqi3mp 3318"> they come out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7122.htm" title="קרא_2 vqc 7122"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָנוּ psv1cp"> us</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7223.htm" title="רִאשֹׁון afsa 7223"> did the first</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5127.htm" title="נוס vqp1cp{2} 5127"> time, we will flee</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqp3cp{2} 3318">They will come</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> us</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָנוּ psv1cp"> we</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> have drawn them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5423.htm" title="נתק vhc 5423"> away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqi3mp 559"> they will say</a>, ‘<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5127.htm" title="נוס vqPmpa 5127">They are fleeing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> us</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7223.htm" title="רִאשֹׁון afsa 7223"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">.’ While</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5127.htm" title="נוס vqp1cp{2} 5127"> we are fleeing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859">you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqi2mp 6965"> are to come out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3423.htm" title="ירשׁ vhp2mp{2} 3423"> seize</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fs"> has handed it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqp3ms{2} 5414"> over to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">After</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8610.htm" title="תפשׂ vqc 8610"> taking</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">set it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3341.htm" title="יצת vhi2mp 3341"> on fire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784"></a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">Follow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi2mp 6213"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsc 1697"> command</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqvmp 7200"> — see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp1cs 6680"> that you do as I have ordered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a>.” <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> sent them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqw3ms 7971"> out</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3mp 1980"> they went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3993.htm" title="מַאֲרָב ncmsa 3993"> ambush site</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqw3mp 3427"> waited</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/996.htm" title="בַּיִן Pp 996"> between</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1008.htm" title="בֵּית־אֵל np 1008"> Bethel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3220.htm" title="יָם ncmsa 3220"> the west</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3885.htm" title="לין vqw3ms 3885"> spent</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8432.htm" title="תָּוֶךְ ncmsc 8432"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> troops</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091">Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7925.htm" title="שׁכם vhw3msXa 7925"> started early</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> next morning</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6485.htm" title="פקד vqw3ms 6485"> mobilized</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> them</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2205.htm" title="זָקֵן ampc 2205"> the elders</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> of Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> led the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> troops</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqw3ms 5927"> up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> to Ai</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">All</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> those</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit the people of war">g</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> were with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqp3cp 5927"> went up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5066.htm" title="נגשׁ vqw3mp 5066"> approached</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3mpXa 935">arriving</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5048.htm" title="נֶגֶד Pp 5048"> opposite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> Ai, and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2583.htm" title="חנה_1 vqw3mp 2583"> camped</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6828.htm" title="צָפֹון_1 ncfsc 6828"> the north</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> it</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1516.htm" title="גַּיְא ncbsa 1516"> valley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/996.htm" title="בַּיִן Pp 996"> between</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> city</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqw3ms 3947"> Joshua had taken</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2568.htm" title="חָמֵשׁ ucmsc 2568"> 5,000</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/505.htm" title="אֶלֶף_2 ucmpa 505"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqw3msXa 7760"> set</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> in ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/996.htm" title="בַּיִן Pp 996"> between</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1008.htm" title="בֵּית־אֵל np 1008"> Bethel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3220.htm" title="יָם ncmsa 3220"> the west</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> military force</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqw3mp 7760"> was stationed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> in this way: the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> main</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit way: all the">h</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4264.htm" title="מַחֲנֶה ncbsa 4264"> camp</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6828.htm" title="צָפֹון_1 ncfsc 6828"> the north</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6119.htm" title="עָקֵב ncmsc 6119"> rear guard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3220.htm" title="יָם ncmsa 3220"> the west</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3msXa 1980"> went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8432.htm" title="תָּוֶךְ ncmsc 8432"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6010.htm" title="עֵמֶק ncmsa 6010"> valley</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsc 4428"> the king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqc 7200"> saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpc 376"> the Israelites, the men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4116.htm" title="מהר_1 vpw3mp 4116"> hurried</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqw3mp 3318"> went out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7925.htm" title="שׁכם vhw3mp 7925"> early in the morning</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7122.htm" title="קרא_2 vqc 7122"> could engage</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4421.htm" title="מִלְחָמָה ncfsa 4421"> battle</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4150.htm" title="מֹועֵד ncmsa 4150"> a suitable place</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> facing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6160.htm" title="עֲרָבָה_3 ncfsa 6160"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Arabah</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp3ms 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> there was an ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> waiting for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> behind</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091">Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5060.htm" title="נגע vnw3mp 5060"> pretended to be beaten back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5127.htm" title="נוס vqw3mp 5127"> fled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsc 1870"> toward</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4057.htm" title="מִדְבָּר_1 ncmsa 4057"> wilderness</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 20:36">i</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> troops</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2199.htm" title="זעק vnw3mp 2199"> were summoned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7291.htm" title="רדף vqc 7291"> pursue</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7291.htm" title="רדף vqw3mp 7291"> they pursued</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5423.htm" title="נתק vnw3mp 5423"> were drawn away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">Not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7604.htm" title="שׁאר vnp3ms 7604"> was left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1008.htm" title="בֵּית־אֵל np 1008"> Bethel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqp3cp 3318"> go out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqw3mp 5800">leaving</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6605.htm" title="פתח_1 vqsfsa 6605"> exposed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> while</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7291.htm" title="רדף vqw3mp 7291"> they pursued</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vqvms 5186">Hold out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3591.htm" title="כִּידֹון ncmsa 3591"> sword</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> toward</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fsXe"> I will hand the city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> over to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi1cs 5414"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>.” <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vqw3ms 5186"> held out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3591.htm" title="כִּידֹון ncmsa 3591"> sword</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> toward</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"></a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vqc 5186"> he held out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> men in ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqp3ms 6965"> rose</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4120.htm" title="מְהֵרָה Pd 4120"> quickly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4725.htm" title="מָקֹום ncmsc 4725"> position</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7323.htm" title="רוץ vqw3mp 7323">They ran</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3mpXa 935">entered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3920.htm" title="לכד vqw3mp 3920">captured</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fs"> it</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4116.htm" title="מהר_1 vpw3mp 4116"> immediately</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> set it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3341.htm" title="יצת vhw3mp 3341"> on fire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784"></a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpc 376">The men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6437.htm" title="פנה vqw3mp 6437"> turned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqw3mp 7200"> looked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> back</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6227.htm" title="עָשָׁן_1 ncmsc 6227"> smoke</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> from the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqp3ms 5927"> was rising</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָה Xd"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8064.htm" title="שָׁמַיִם ncmpa 8064"> sky</a>! <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp">They</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> could not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5127.htm" title="נוס vqc 5127"> escape</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2008.htm" title="הֵנָּה_1 Pd 2008"> in any direction</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2008.htm" title="הֵנָּה_1 Pd 2008"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> troops</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5127.htm" title="נוס vqPmsa 5127"> who had fled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4057.htm" title="מִדְבָּר_1 ncmsa 4057"> wilderness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> now became the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7291.htm" title="רדף vqPmsa 7291"> pursuers</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqp3cp 7200"> saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/693.htm" title="אֹרֵב ncmsa 693"> men in ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3920.htm" title="לכד vqp3ms 3920"> had captured</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6227.htm" title="עָשָׁן_1 ncmsc 6227"> smoke</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vqp3ms 5927"> was rising</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> from it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqw3mp 7725">they turned back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhw3mp 5221"> struck down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpc 376"> the men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> men in ambush</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqp3cp 3318"> came out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7122.htm" title="קרא_2 vqc 7122"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> them</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3mp 1961"> the men of Ai were</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> trapped between</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8432.htm" title="תָּוֶךְ ncmsa 8432"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> the Israelite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> forces, some</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> side and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> some</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> the other</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp">They struck them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhw3mp 5221"> down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1115.htm" title="בִּלְתִּי Pp 1115"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8300.htm" title="שָׂרִיד_1 ncmsa 8300"> survivor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6412.htm" title="פָּלִיט ncmsa 6412"> fugitive</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7604.htm" title="שׁאר vhp3ms 7604"> remained</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 7:2">j</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8610.htm" title="תפשׂ vqp3cp 8610"> they captured</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsc 4428"> the king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_2 amsa 2416"> alive</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7126.htm" title="קרב vhw3mp 7126"> brought</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3615.htm" title="כלה vpc 3615"> had finished</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2026.htm" title="הרג vqc 2026"> killing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> everyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqPmpc 3427"> living</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> in Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7291.htm" title="רדף vqp3cp 7291"> who had pursued</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7704.htm" title="שָׂדֶה ncmsa 7704"> open country</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> last one of them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5307.htm" title="נפל vqw3mp 5307"> had fallen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2719.htm" title="חֶרֶב ncfsa 2719"> the sword</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqw3mp 7725"> returned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> to Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> struck it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5221.htm" title="נכה vhw3mp 5221"> down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2719.htm" title="חֶרֶב ncfsa 2719"> the sword</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">The total</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5307.htm" title="נפל vqPmpa 5307"> who fell</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"> day</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376">both men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> women</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmda 8147">was 12,000</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6240.htm" title="עָשָׂר ucmsa 6240"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/505.htm" title="אֶלֶף_2 ucmsa 505"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> — all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpc 376"> the people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091">Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vhp3ms 7725"> draw back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vqp3ms 5186"> was holding</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3591.htm" title="כִּידֹון ncmsa 3591"> sword</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqPmpc 3427"> the inhabitants</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2763.htm" title="חרם_1 vhp3ms 2763"> were <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>completely destroyed</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 21:2-3; Dt 2:34; Jos 2:10; 6:21; 10:1,28,35-40; 11:11-12,20-21; 24:20">k</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478">Israel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/962.htm" title="בזז vqp3cp 962"> plundered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7535.htm" title="רַק_2 Pd 7535"> only</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfsa 929"> cattle</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7998.htm" title="שָׁלָל ncmsc 7998"> spoil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931"> of that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> themselves</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsc 1697"> command</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3ms 6680"> He had given</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091">Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8313.htm" title="שׂרף_1 vqw3ms 8313"> burned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqw3ms 7760"> left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fs"> it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769"> a permanent</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8510.htm" title="תֵּל ncmsc 8510"> ruin</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8077.htm" title="שְׁמָמָה ncfsa 8077">desolate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"> day</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 13:16; Jos 6:25">l</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-29.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">29</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8518.htm" title="תלה vqp3ms 8518">He hung</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or impaled">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4428.htm" title="מֶלֶךְ_1 ncmsc 4428"> the body of the king</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5857.htm" title="עַי np 5857"> of Ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6086.htm" title="עֵץ ncmsa 6086"> tree</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or wooden stake">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6153.htm" title="עֶרֶב_1 ncmsa 6153"> evening</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqc 935"> sunset</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8121.htm" title="שֶׁמֶשׁ ncbsa 8121"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3ms 6680"> commanded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> that they take his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5038.htm" title="נְבֵלָה ncfsc 5038"> body</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vhw3mp 3381"> down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6086.htm" title="עֵץ ncmsa 6086"> tree</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 21:21-23">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> They threw it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7993.htm" title="שׁלך vhw3mp 7993"> down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6607.htm" title="פֶּתַח ncmsc 6607"> the entrance</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmsc 8179"> gate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vhw3mp 6965"> put</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1419.htm" title="גָּדֹול amsa 1419"> a large</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1530.htm" title="גַּל_1 ncmsc 1530"> pile</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/68.htm" title="אֶבֶן ncfpa 68"> of rocks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> it</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704">which remains to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"> day</a>.</p><p class="heading">Renewed Commitment to the Law</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-30.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">30</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/227.htm" title="אָז Pd 227">At that time</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1129.htm" title="בנה vqi3ms 1129"> built</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4196.htm" title="מִזְבֵּחַ ncmsa 4196"> an altar</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2022.htm" title="הַר ncmsc 2022"> Mount</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5858.htm" title="עֵיבָל_1 np 5858"> Ebal</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 27:4-6">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430">, the God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> of Israel</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-31.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">31</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">just as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872"> Moses</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsc 5650"> servant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3ms 6680"> had commanded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> the Israelites</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"></a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">He built it according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3789.htm" title="כתב vqsmsa 3789"> what is written</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5612.htm" title="סֵפֶר ncmsc 5612"> the book</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8451.htm" title="תֹּורָה ncfsc 8451"> of the law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872"> of Moses</a>: <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4196.htm" title="מִזְבֵּחַ ncmsc 4196">an altar</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8003.htm" title="שָׁלֵם_1 afpa 8003"> of uncut</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/68.htm" title="אֶבֶן ncfpa 68"> stones</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> which</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1270.htm" title="בַּרְזֶל ncmsa 1270"> iron tool</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5130.htm" title="נוף_1 vhp3ms 5130"> has been used</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 20:24-25; Dt 27:5-7">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5927.htm" title="עלה vhw3mp 5927"> they offered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5930.htm" title="עֹלָה ncfpa 5930"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>burnt offerings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2076.htm" title="זבח vqw3mp 2076"> sacrificed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8002.htm" title="שֶׁלֶם ncmpa 8002"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>fellowship offerings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> it</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-32.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">32</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033">There</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/68.htm" title="אֶבֶן ncfpa 68"> stones</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4932.htm" title="מִשְׁנֶה ncmsc 4932">Joshua copied</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8451.htm" title="תֹּורָה ncfsc 8451"> the law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872"> of Moses</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">which</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3789.htm" title="כתב vqp3ms 3789"> he had written</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"> the presence</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> of the Israelites</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 27:2-3">r</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-33.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">33</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">All</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> Israel</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1616.htm" title="גֵּר ncmsa 1616">foreigner</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/249.htm" title="אֶזְרָח ncmsa 249"> and citizen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> alike</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2205.htm" title="זָקֵן ampc 2205"> elders</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7860.htm" title="שֹׁוטֵר ncmpa 7860">officers</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8199.htm" title="שׁפט vqPmpc 8199"> judges</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5975.htm" title="עמד vqPmpa 5975">stood</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> on either side</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/727.htm" title="אֲרֹון ncbsa 727"> ark</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> of the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1285.htm" title="בְּרִית ncfsc 1285"> covenant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5048.htm" title="נֶגֶד Pp 5048"> facing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3881.htm" title="לֵוִי np 3881"> Levitical</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3548.htm" title="כֹּהֵן ncmpa 3548"> priests</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqPmpc 5375"> who carried</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> it. As</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872"> Moses</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5650.htm" title="עֶבֶד_1 ncmsc 5650"> servant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3ms 6680"> had commanded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> earlier</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7223.htm" title="רִאשֹׁון afsa 7223"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2677.htm" title="חֲצִי ncmsc 2677">half</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> were in front of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4136.htm" title="מוּל Pp 4136"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2022.htm" title="הַר ncmsc 2022"> Mount</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1630.htm" title="גְּרִזִים np 1630"> Gerizim</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2677.htm" title="חֲצִי ncmsc 2677"> half</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> in front of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4136.htm" title="מוּל Pp 4136"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2022.htm" title="הַר ncmsc 2022"> Mount</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5858.htm" title="עֵיבָל_1 np 5858"> Ebal</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 11:29">s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1288.htm" title="ברך_2 vpc 1288"> bless</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> of Israel</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 27:12-13">t</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-34.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">34</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310">Afterward</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3651.htm" title="כֵּן_2 Pd 3651"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqp3ms 7121">Joshua read aloud</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpc 1697"> the words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8451.htm" title="תֹּורָה ncfsa 8451"> law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> — the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1293.htm" title="בְּרָכָה_1 ncfsa 1293"> blessings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> well as the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7045.htm" title="קְלָלָה ncfsa 7045"> curses</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> — according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3789.htm" title="כתב vqsmsa 3789"> that is written</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5612.htm" title="סֵפֶר ncmsc 5612"> the book</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8451.htm" title="תֹּורָה ncfsa 8451"> law</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/8-35.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">35</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3ms 1961">There was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"> a word</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872"> Moses</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3ms 6680"> had commanded</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3091.htm" title="יְהֹושׁוּעַ np 3091"> Joshua</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> did not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqp3ms 7121"> read</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5048.htm" title="נֶגֶד Pp 5048"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> the entire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6951.htm" title="קָהָל ncmsc 6951"> assembly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3478.htm" title="יִשְׂרָאֵל np 3478"> of Israel</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">including the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfpa 802"> women</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2945.htm" title="טַף_1 ncmsa 2945"> little children</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1616.htm" title="גֵּר ncmsa 1616"> foreigners</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> who were with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 31:12; Neh 8:2-3; 13:1">u</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:1</b> Dt 1:21; 7:18; 31:8; Jos 1:9; 10:25</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:1</b> Jos 6:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:2</b> Jos 6:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:2</b> Dt 20:14; Jos 8:27</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:2</b> Jdg 9:32-35,43; 20:29; 1Sm 15:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:4</b> Jdg 20:29</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:11</b> Lit <i>the people of war</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:13</b> Lit <i>way: all the</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:15</b> Jdg 20:36</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:22</b> Dt 7:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:26</b> Nm 21:2-3; Dt 2:34; Jos 2:10; 6:21; 10:1,28,35-40; 11:11-12,20-21; 24:20</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:28</b> Dt 13:16; Jos 6:25</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:29</b> Or <i>impaled</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:29</b> Or <i>wooden stake</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:29</b> Dt 21:21-23</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:30</b> Dt 27:4-6</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:31</b> Ex 20:24-25; Dt 27:5-7</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>8:32</b> Dt 27:2-3</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. 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