Joshua 8:6

8:6 They will attack ¹  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.

Joshua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ²  Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! ³  See, I am handing over to you ⁴  the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

¹ tn Heb “come out after.”

² tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

³ tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

⁴ tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.