Joshua 8:20

8:20 When the men of Ai turned around, they saw ¹  the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. ²  In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.

Joshua 20:6

20:6 He must remain ³  in that city until his case is decided by the assembly ⁴  and the high priest dies. ⁵  Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “and they saw, and look.” The Hebrew term הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) draws attention to the scene and invites the audience to view the events from the perspective of the men of Ai.

² tn Heb “and there was not in them hands to flee here or there.” The Hebrew term יָדַיִם (yadayim, “hands”) is idiomatic for “strength.”

³ tn Or “live.”

⁴ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”

⁵ tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”

⁶ tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”