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.

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who killed about thirty-six(A) of them. They chased the Israelites from the city gate as far as the stone quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this the hearts of the people melted in fear(B) and became like water.

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And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore (A)the[a] hearts of the people melted and became like water.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:5 the people’s courage failed

The men of Ai struck down about 36 of them and chased them from outside the gate to the quarries,[a] striking them down on the descent. As a result, the people’s hearts melted and became like water.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:5 Or to Shebarim