Joshua 8:17
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And not one remained in the city of Hai and of Bethel, that did not pursue after Israel, leaving the towns open as they had rushed out,

a man

Joshua 8:3,24,25 And Joshua arose, and all the army of the fighting men with him, to go up against Hai: and he sent thirty thousand chosen valiant men in the night, . . .

Joshua 11:20 For it was the sentence of the Lord, that their hearts should be hardened, and they should fight against Israel, and fall, and should not deserve any clemency, and should be destroyed as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Deuteronomy 2:30 And Sehon the king of Hesebon would not let us pass: because the Lord thy God had hardened his spirit, and fixed his heart, that he might be delivered into thy hands, as now thou seest.

Job 5:13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

Isaiah 19:11-13 The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? . . .

Context
The Conquest of Ai
16But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city, 17And not one remained in the city of Hai and of Bethel, that did not pursue after Israel, leaving the towns open as they had rushed out,18The Lord said to Joshua: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee.…
Cross References
Joshua 8:16
But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, pursued them. And when they were come from the city,

Joshua 8:18
The Lord said to Joshua: Lift up the shield that is in thy hand, towards the city of Hai, for I will deliver it to thee.

Lexicon
Not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

a man
אִ֗ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

was left
נִשְׁאַ֣ר (niš·’ar)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

in Ai
בָּעַי֙ (bā·‘ay)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city

or Bethel
אֵ֔ל (’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah

who
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

did not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go out
יָצְא֖וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

after
אַחֲרֵ֣י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

leaving
וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ (way·ya·‘az·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

the city
הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

wide open
פְּתוּחָ֔ה (pə·ṯū·ḥāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

while they pursued
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (way·yir·də·p̄ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


Additional Translations
Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

There was no one left in Gai who did not pursue after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

And not a man remained in Ai and Bethel that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

And there was not a man left in Ai, or Beth-el that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued Israel.

There was not a man left in Ai or Beth El who didn't go out after Israel. They left the city open, and pursued Israel.

and there hath not been left a man in Ai and Bethel who hath not gone out after Israel, and they leave the city open, and pursue after Israel.
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