Joshua 8:13

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 ¹  the middle of the valley.

Joshua 8:9

8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place ²  west of Ai, between Bethel ³  and Ai. ⁴  Joshua spent that night with the army. ⁵ 

[8:13]  ¹ tn Some Hebrew mss read, “spent the night in.”

[8:9]  ² tn Or “the place of ambush.”

[8:9]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”

[8:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”