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 8:24

8:24 When Israel had finished killing all the men ³  of Ai who had chased them toward the desert ⁴  (they all fell by the sword), ⁵  all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.

Joshua 18:12

18:12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho ⁶  on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven.

Joshua 20:8

20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho ⁷  they selected ⁸  Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 24:7

24:7 Your fathers ⁹  cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, ¹⁰  and then drowned them in the sea. ¹¹  You witnessed with your very own eyes ¹²  what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. ¹³ 

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 Heb “residents.”

⁴ tn Heb “in the field, in the desert in which they chased them.”

⁵ tc Heb “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed.” The LXX omits the words, “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword.” They may represent a later scribal addition.

⁵ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁷ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁸ tn Or “set aside.”

⁹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the fathers) has been specified in the translation for clarity (see the previous verse).

¹⁰ tn Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”

¹² tn Heb “your eyes saw.”

¹³ tn Heb “many days.”