7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho 4 to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel 5 ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.
106:23 He threatened 6 to destroy them,
but 7 Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him 8
and turned back his destructive anger. 9
1 tn Or “trouble.” The word is “achor” in Hebrew (also in the following clause).
2 tc Heb “and they burned them with fire and they stoned them with stones.” These words are somewhat parenthetical in nature and are omitted in the LXX; they may represent a later scribal addition.
3 tc Heb “to this day.” The phrase “to this day” is omitted in the LXX and may represent a later scribal addition.
4 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
5 map For the location of Bethel see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
6 tn Heb “and he said.”
7 tn Heb “if not,” that is, “[and would have] if [Moses] had not.”
8 tn Heb “stood in the gap before him.”
9 tn Heb “to turn back his anger from destroying.”
10 tn Or “refuses to believe,” or “disobeys.”
11 tn Or “anger because of evil,” or “punishment.”
12 tn Or “resides.”