Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And were defeated by the men of the city of Hai, and there fell of them six and thirty men: and the enemies pursued them from the gate as far as Sabarim, and they slew them as they fled by the descent: and the heart of the people was struck with fear, and melted like water. for they Deuteronomy 1:44 And the Amorrhite that dwelt in the mountains coming out, and meeting you, chased you, as bees do: and made slaughter of you from Seir as far as Horma. the going down. Joshua 2:9,11 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. . . . Joshua 5:1 Now when all the kings of the Amorrhites, who dwelt beyond the Jordan, westward, and all the kings of Chanaan, who possessed the places near the great sea, had heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the children of Israel, till they passed over, their heart failed them, and there remained no spirit in them, fearing the coming in of the children of Israel. Leviticus 26:36 And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies. The sound of a flying leaf shall terrify them: and they shall flee as it were from the sword. They shall fall, when no man pursueth them. Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels. Isaiah 13:7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every heart of man shall melt, Context Israel Defeated at Ai…4There went up therefore three thousand fighting men: who immediately turned their backs, 5And were defeated by the men of the city of Hai, and there fell of them six and thirty men: and the enemies pursued them from the gate as far as Sabarim, and they slew them as they fled by the descent: and the heart of the people was struck with fear, and melted like water.6But Joshua rent his garments, and fell flat on the ground, before the ark of the Lord, until the evening, both he and all the ancients of Israel: and they put dust upon their heads.… Cross References Leviticus 26:36 And as to them that shall remain of you I will send fear in their hearts in the countries of their enemies. The sound of a flying leaf shall terrify them: and they shall flee as it were from the sword. They shall fall, when no man pursueth them. Joshua 2:11 And at the hearing these things, we were affrighted, and our heart fainted away, neither did there remain any spirit in us, at your coming in: for the Lord your God he is God in heaven above, and in the earth beneath. Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels. Psalm 58:7 They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened. Ezekiel 21:7 And when they shall say to thee: Why mournest thou? thou shalt say: For that which I hear: because it cometh, and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be made feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and water shall run down every knee: behold it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord God. Nahum 2:10 She is destroyed, and rent, and torn: the heart melteth, and the knees fail, and all the loins lose their strength: and the faces of them all are as the blackness of a kettle. Lexicon And the menאִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Ai הָעַ֗י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city struck down וַיַּכּ֨וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike about thirty-six of them כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (kiš·lō·šîm) Preposition-k | Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 7970: Thirty, thirtieth and chased וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם (way·yir·də·p̄ūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute them from לִפְנֵ֤י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face the gate הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate as far as עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the quarries, הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים (haš·šə·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7671: Shebarim -- perhaps 'quarries', a place near Ai striking them down וַיַּכּ֖וּם (way·yak·kūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike on the slopes. בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד (bam·mō·w·rāḏ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4174: A descent, an ornamental appendage, a festoon So the hearts לְבַב־ (lə·ḇaḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart of the people הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock melted וַיִּמַּ֥ס (way·yim·mas) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4549: To liquefy, to waste, to faint and became וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like water. לְמָֽיִם׃ (lə·mā·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen Additional Translations And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: why the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And the men of Gai slew of them to the number of thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they pursued them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them on the descent. Then the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: and they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them at the going down: and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, and they chased them from before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent. The hearts of the people melted, and became like water. and the men of Ai smite of them about thirty and six men, and pursue them before the gate unto Shebarim, and they smite them in Morad; and the heart of the people is melted, and becometh water. 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