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Joshua 8:9-11
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9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place[a] west of Ai, between Bethel and Ai.[b] Joshua spent that night with the army.[c]

10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered[d] the army,[e] and he and the leaders[f] of Israel marched[g] at the head of it[h] to Ai. 11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city.[i] They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley.[j]

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  1. Joshua 8:9 tn Or “the place of ambush.”
  2. Joshua 8:9 tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”
  3. Joshua 8:9 tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”
  4. Joshua 8:10 tn Or “summoned, mustered.”
  5. Joshua 8:10 tn Heb “the people.”
  6. Joshua 8:10 tn Or “elders.”
  7. Joshua 8:10 tn Heb “went up.”
  8. Joshua 8:10 tn Heb “them” (referring to “the people” in the previous clause, which requires a plural pronoun). Since the translation used “army” in the previous clause, a singular pronoun (“it”) is required in English.
  9. Joshua 8:11 tn Heb “All the people of war who were with him went up and approached and came opposite the city.”
  10. Joshua 8:11 tn Heb “and the valley [was] between them and Ai.”
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