26 But Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he (A)stretched out the javelin until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai to destruction.[a]

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  1. Joshua 8:26 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)

26 For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin(A) until he had destroyed[a](B) all who lived in Ai.(C)

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  1. Joshua 8:26 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it forever a (A)heap of ruins, as it is to this day.

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28 So Joshua burned(A) Ai[a](B) and made it a permanent heap of ruins,(C) a desolate place to this day.(D)

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  1. Joshua 8:28 Ai means the ruin.