Joshua 8:10

8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered ¹  the army, ²  and he and the leaders ³  of Israel marched ⁴  at the head of it ⁵  to Ai.

Joshua 7:6

7:6 Joshua tore his clothes; ⁶  he and the leaders ⁷  of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening ⁸  and threw dirt on their heads. ⁹ 

[8:10]  ¹ tn Or “summoned, mustered.”

[8:10]  ² tn Heb “the people.”

[8:10]  ³ tn Or “elders.”

[8:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “went up.”

[8:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “them” (referring to “the people” in the previous clause, which requires a plural pronoun). Since the translation used “army” in the previous clause, a singular pronoun (“it”) is required in English.

[7:6]  ⁶ sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).

[7:6]  ⁷ tn Or “elders.”

[7:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”

[7:6]  ⁹ sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).