Joshua 6:7

6:7 And he told ¹  the army, ²  “Move ahead ³  and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

Joshua 8:3

8:3 Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. ⁴  Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

[6:7]  ¹ tn An alternative reading is “and they said.” In this case the subject is indefinite and the verb should be translated as passive, “[the army] was told.”

[6:7]  ² tn Heb “the people.”

[6:7]  ³ tn Heb “pass by.”

[8:3]  ⁴ tn “And Joshua and all the people of war arose to go up [against] Ai.”