8:3 Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. 1 Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night. 8:4 He told 2 them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready! 8:5 I and all the troops 3 who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them. 8:6 They will attack 4 us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them. 8:7 Then you rise up from your hiding place 5 and seize 6 the city. The Lord your God will hand it over to you. 8:8 When you capture the city, set it 7 on fire. Do as the Lord says! See, I have given you orders.” 8
1 tn “And Joshua and all the people of war arose to go up [against] Ai.”
2 tn Or “commanded, ordered.”
3 tn Heb “the people.”
4 tn Heb “come out after.”
5 tn Heb “from the ambush.”
6 tn Heb “take possession of.”
6 tn Heb “the city.”
7 tn Heb “I have commanded you.”