Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he had chosen five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the same city: five thousand Joshua 8:2,3 And thou shalt do to the city of Hai, and to the king thereof, as thou hast done to Jericho, and to the king thereof: but the spoils, and all the cattle, you shall take for a prey to yourselves: lay an ambush for the city behind it. . . . of the city. Context The Conquest of Ai…11And when they were come, and were gone up over against the city, they stood on the north side of the city, between which and them there was a valley in the midst. 12And he had chosen five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Hai, on the west side of the same city:13But all the rest of the army went in battle array on the north side, so that the last of that multitude reached to the west side of the city. So Joshua went that night, and stood in the midst of the valley.… Cross References Genesis 12:8 And passing on from thence to a mountain, that was on the east side of Bethel, he there pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: he built there also an altar to the Lord, and called upon his name. Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza. Joshua 8:11 And when they were come, and were gone up over against the city, they stood on the north side of the city, between which and them there was a valley in the midst. Joshua 8:13 But all the rest of the army went in battle array on the north side, so that the last of that multitude reached to the west side of the city. So Joshua went that night, and stood in the midst of the valley. Judges 1:22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. Lexicon Now Joshua had takenוַיִּקַּ֕ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take about five כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת (ka·ḥă·mê·šeṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2568: Five thousand אֲלָפִ֖ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand men אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person and set וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set them אוֹתָ֜ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in ambush אֹרֵ֗ב (’ō·rêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 693: To lie in wait between בֵּ֧ין (bên) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 996: An interval, space between Bethel אֵ֛ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah and Ai, הָעַ֖י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city to the west מִיָּ֥ם (mî·yām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin of the city. לָעִֽיר׃ (lā·‘îr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement Additional Translations Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. And the ambuscade was on the west side of the city. Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city. And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. And he took about five thousand men; and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city; Jump to Previous Ai Ambush Attack Bethel Beth-El City Joshua Lie Position Side Surprise Thousand WestJump to Next Ai Ambush Attack Bethel Beth-El City Joshua Lie Position Side Surprise Thousand WestLinks Joshua 8:12 NIVJoshua 8:12 NLT Joshua 8:12 ESV Joshua 8:12 NASB Joshua 8:12 KJV Joshua 8:12 Bible Apps Joshua 8:12 Biblia Paralela Joshua 8:12 Chinese Bible Joshua 8:12 French Bible Joshua 8:12 German Bible Alphabetical: about Ai ambush and Bethel between city five had he in Joshua men of on set side taken the them thousand to took west OT History: Joshua 8:12 He took about five thousand men (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
    |