Joshua 8:12

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 {H3947} about five {H2568} thousand {H505} men {H376}, and set {H7760} them to lie in ambush {H693} between Bethel {H1008} and Ai {H5857}, on the west side {H3220} of the city {H5857}{H5892}.

Then he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Beit-El and 'Ai, to the west of 'Ai.

Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to 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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Joshua 8:2

    And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.

  • Joshua 8:3

    ¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night.

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