Discovery BoxJoshua 8:29 
Context8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. 1 At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. 2 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). 3
Joshua 20:6
Context20:6 He must remain 4 in that city until his case is decided by the assembly 5 and the high priest dies. 6 Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” 7
1 tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.
3 tn Heb “to this day.”
4 tn Or “live.”
5 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”
6 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”
7 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”
