Joshua 8:11-13

8:11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. ¹  They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley. ²  8:12 He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel ³  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 ⁴  the middle of the valley.

[8:11]  ¹ tn Heb “All the people of war who were with him went up and approached and came opposite the city.”

[8:11]  ² tn Heb “and the valley [was] between them and Ai.”

[8:12]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:13]  ⁵ tn Some Hebrew mss read, “spent the night in.”