Joshua 7:5

And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

And the men {H582} of Ai {H5857} smote {H5221} of them about thirty {H7970} and six {H8337} men {H376}: for they chased {H7291} them from before {H6440} the gate {H8179} even unto Shebarim {H7671}, and smote {H5221} them in the going down {H4174}: wherefore the hearts {H3824} of the people {H5971} melted {H4549}, and became as water {H4325}.

The men of 'Ai killed some thirty-six of them and chased them from before their gate all the way to Sh'varim, attacking them on the descent. The hearts of the people melted and turned to water.

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; 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.

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Cross-References

  • Joshua 2:11 (6 votes)

    And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.

  • Joshua 2:9 (6 votes)

    And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

  • Leviticus 26:36 (4 votes)

    And upon them that are left [alive] of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

  • Deuteronomy 1:44 (2 votes)

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, [even] unto Hormah.

  • Isaiah 13:7 (2 votes)

    Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:

  • Nahum 2:10 (2 votes)

    She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

  • Psalms 22:14 (2 votes)

    I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.