4:8 The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the Lord had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.
8:14 When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. 3 But he did not realize 4 men were hiding behind the city. 5
1 tn Heb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”
2 tn Heb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.”
1 tn Heb “When the king of Ai saw, the men of Ai hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people at the meeting place before the Arabah.”
2 tn Or “know.”
3 tn Heb “that (there was) an ambush for him behind the city.”