Joshua 8:9

8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place ¹  west of Ai, between Bethel ²  and Ai. ³  Joshua spent that night with the army. ⁴ 

Joshua 8:17

8:17 No men were left in Ai or Bethel; ⁵  they all went out after Israel. ⁶  They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

[8:9]  ¹ tn Or “the place of ambush.”

[8:9]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:9]  ³ tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”

[8:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”

[8:17]  ⁵ tc The LXX omits the words “or Bethel.”

[8:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “who did not go out after Israel.”