8:4 He told 1 them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
Joshua 8:12-13
8:12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel 2 and Ai.
8:13 The army was in position – the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into 3 the middle of the valley.
1 tn Or “commanded, ordered.”
2 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.