Discovery BoxJoshua 8:9-10 
Context8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place 1 west of Ai, between Bethel 2 and Ai. 3 Joshua spent that night with the army. 4
8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered 5 the army, 6 and he and the leaders 7 of Israel marched 8 at the head of it 9 to Ai.
1 tn Or “the place of ambush.”
2 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
3 tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”
4 tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”
5 tn Or “summoned, mustered.”
6 tn Heb “the people.”
7 tn Or “elders.”
8 tn Heb “went up.”
9 tn Heb “them” (referring to “the people” in the previous clause, which requires a plural pronoun). Since the translation used “army” in the previous clause, a singular pronoun (“it”) is required in English.
