Discovery BoxJoshua 8:18 
Context8:18 The Lord told Joshua, “Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city 1 over to you.” So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.
Joshua 8:24
Context8:24 When Israel had finished killing all the men 2 of Ai who had chased them toward the desert 3 (they all fell by the sword), 4 all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.
1 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Ai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “residents.”
3 tn Heb “in the field, in the desert in which they chased them.”
4 tc Heb “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed.” The LXX omits the words, “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword.” They may represent a later scribal addition.
