Joshua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).

Joshua 20:6

20:6 He must remain in that city until his case is decided by the assembly and the high priest dies. Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.”


tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

tn Heb “to this day.”

tn Or “live.”

tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”

tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”

tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”