Discovery BoxJoshua 8:20 
Context8:20 When the men of Ai turned around, they saw 1 the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. 2 In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.
Joshua 17:15
Context17:15 Joshua replied to them, “Since you have so many people, 3 go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”
Joshua 20:4
Context20:4 The one who committed manslaughter 4 should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. 5 They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. 6
1 tn Heb “and they saw, and look.” The Hebrew term הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) draws attention to the scene and invites the audience to view the events from the perspective of the men of Ai.
2 tn Heb “and there was not in them hands to flee here or there.” The Hebrew term יָדַיִם (yadayim, “hands”) is idiomatic for “strength.”
3 tn Heb “If you are a great people.”
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”
6 tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”
