Discovery BoxJoshua 8:1 
ContextIsrael 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
Context22:28 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.”
