Joshua 8:9-10

8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai. Joshua spent that night with the army.

8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered the army, and he and the leaders of Israel marched at the head of it to Ai.


tn Or “the place of ambush.”

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tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”

tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”

tn Or “summoned, mustered.”

tn Heb “the people.”

tn Or “elders.”

tn Heb “went up.”

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.