Joshua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 1  Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! 2  See, I am handing over to you 3  the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Joshua 22:28

22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing 4  to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors 5  made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’ 6 

1 tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

2 tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

3 tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.

4 tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

5 tn Heb “fathers.”

6 tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”