Joshua 7:3
7:3 They returned and reported to Joshua, 1 “Don’t send the whole army. 2 About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. 3 Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.” 4
Joshua 8:13
8:13 The army was in position – the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into 5 the middle of the valley.
1 tn Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”
2 tn Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”
3 tn Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”
4 tn Heb “all the people for they are small.”
5 tn Some Hebrew mss read, “spent the night in.”