1: And saidH0559 YahwehH3068 toH0413 Joshua,H3091 not,H0408 do be afraidH3372 norH0408 be dismayed.H2865 TakeH3947 with youH5973 -H0853 allH3605 the peopleH5971 of warH4421 and arise,H6965 go upH5927 to Ai-H5857 See,H7200 I have givenH5414 into your handH3027 -H0853 the kingH4428 of Ai,H5857 andH0853 his people,H5971 andH0853 his city,H5892 andH0853 his land.H0776
2: And you shall doH6213 to AiH5857 and its kingH4428 asH0834 you didH6213 to JerichoH3405 and its king-H4428 onlyH7535 its spoilH7998 and its cattleH0929 you shall take as bootyH0962 LayH7760 an ambushH0693 for the cityH5892 behind it.H0310
3: So arose,H6965 JoshuaH3091 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 of war,H4421 to go up againstH5927 Ai-H5857 and choseH0977 JoshuaH3091 thirtyH7970 thousandH0505 menH0376 mightyH1368 of valor,H2428 and sent them awayH7971 by night.H3915
4: And he commandedH6680 themH0853 saying,H0559 behold,H7200 youH0859 shall lie in ambushH0693 against the city,H5892 behindH0310 the city,H5892 notH0408 do go farH7368 fromH4480 the city,H5892 veryH3966 but beH1961 all of youH3605 ready.H3559
5: And I,H0589 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 who [are]H0834 with meH0854 will approachH7126 untoH0413 the city.H5892 And it will come about,H1961 whenH3588 they come outH3318 against usH7125 asH0834 at the first,H7223 that we shall fleeH5127 before them.H6440
6: For they will come outH3318 after usH0310 tillH5704 we have drawnH5423 themH0853 fromH4480 the city-H5892 forH3588 they will say,H0559 [They are] fleeingH5127 before usH6440 asH0834 at the first-H7223 therefore we will fleeH5127 before them.H6440
7: And youH0859 shall riseH6965 from the ambush,H0693 and seizeH3423 -H0853 the city,H5892 for will deliver itH5414 YahwehH3068 your GodH0430 into your hand.H3027
8: And it will be,H1961 when you have takenH8610 -H0853 the city,H5892 [that] you shall setH3341 -H0853 the cityH5892 on fire.H0784 According to the commandmentH1697 of YahwehH3068 you shall do.H6213 See,H7200 I have commandedH6680 you.H0853
9: Therefore sent them out-H7971 JoshuaH3091 and they wentH1980 toH0413 lie in ambush,H3993 and stayedH3427 betweenH0996 BethelH1008 andH0996 Ai,H5857 on the west sideH3220 of Ai-H5857 but lodgedH3885 JoshuaH3091 nightH3915 thatH1931 amongH8432 the people.H5971
10: And rose up earlyH7925 JoshuaH3091 in the morning,H1242 and musteredH6485 -H0853 the people,H5971 and went up,H5927 heH1931 and the eldersH2205 of Israel,H3478 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971 to Ai.H5857
11: And allH3605 the people,H5971 of warH4421 who [were]H0834 with himH0854 went up,H5927 and drew near,H5066 and they cameH0935 beforeH5048 the city,H5892 and campedH2583 on the north sideH6828 of Ai.H5857 And a valley [lay]H1516 between themH0996 andH0996 Ai.H5857
12: So he tookH3947 about fiveH2568 thousandH0505 men,H0376 and setH7760 themH0853 in ambushH0693 betweenH0996 BethelH1008 andH0996 Ai,H5857 on the west sideH3220 of the city.H5892
13: And when they had setH7760 the people,H5971 -H0853 allH3605 the armyH4264 that [was]H0834 on the northH6828 of the city,H5892 andH0853 its rear guardH6119 on the westH3220 of the city,H5892 and wentH1980 JoshuaH3091 nightH3915 thatH1931 into the midstH8432 of the valley.H6010
14: And it came to pass,H1961 when saw [it]H7200 the kingH4428 of AiH5857 that hurriedH4116 and rose early,H7925 and went outH3318 the menH0582 of the cityH5892 againstH7125 IsraelH3478 to battle,H4421 heH1931 and allH3605 his people,H5971 at an appointed place,H4150 beforeH6440 the plain-H6160 but heH1931 notH3808 did knowH3045 thatH3588 [there was] an ambushH0693 behindH0310 the city.H5892
15: And made as if they were beatenH5060 JoshuaH3091 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 before themH6440 and fledH5127 by the wayH1870 of the wilderness.H4057
16: So were called togetherH2199 allH3605 the peopleH5971 who [were]H0834 in Ai.H5892 To pursueH7291 themH0310 and they pursuedH7291 afterH0310 Joshua,H3091 and were drawn awayH5423 fromH4480 the city.H5892
17: And notH3808 there was leftH7604 a manH0376 in AiH5857 Bethel,H1008 whoH0834 notH3808 did go outH3318 afterH0310 Israel,H3478 so they leftH5800 -H0853 the cityH5892 open,H6605 and pursuedH7291 afterH0310 Israel.H3478
18: And saidH0559 YahwehH3068 toH0413 Joshua,H3091 Stretch outH5186 the battle lanceH3591 that [is]H0834 in your handH3027 towardH0413 Ai-H5857 forH3588 into your hand.H3027 I will give itH5414 and stretched outH5186 JoshuaH3091 the battle lanceH3591 that [was]H0834 in his handH3027 towardH0413 the city.H5892
19: So [those in] ambushH0693 aroseH6965 quicklyH4120 out of their place,H4725 and they ranH7323 as soon as he had stretched outH5186 his hand,H3027 and they enteredH0935 the city,H5892 and took itH3920 and hurriedH4116 and to setH3341 -H0853 the cityH5892 on fire.H0784
20: And when lookedH6437 the menH0376 of AiH5857 behind themH0310 and they saw,H7200 and behold,H2009 ascendedH5927 the smokeH6227 of the cityH5892 to heaven,H8064 so noH3808 hadH1961 powerH3027 to fleeH5127 this wayH2008 or that way-H2008 and the peopleH5971 who had fledH5127 to the wildernessH4057 turned backH2015 onH0413 the pursuers.H7291
21: And when JoshuaH3091 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 sawH7200 thatH3588 had takenH3920 the ambushH0693 -H0853 the city,H5892 thatH3588 ascended,H5927 the smokeH6227 of the cityH5892 and they turned back,H7725 and struck downH5221 -H0853 the menH0582 of Ai.H5857
22: And theseH0428 cameH3318 outH4480 of the cityH5892 against themH7125 so they were [caught]H1961 of Israel,H3478 in the midstH8432 theseH0428 on this [side],H2088 and theseH0428 on this [side]-H2088 and they struck downH5221 themH0853 so thatH5704 noneH1115 they letH7604 remainH8300 or escape.H6412
23: ButH0853 the kingH4428 of AiH5857 they tookH8610 alive,H2416 and broughtH7126 himH0853 toH0413 Joshua.H3091
24: And it came to pass,H1961 when had made an endH3615 IsraelH3478 of slayingH2026 -H0853 allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of AiH5857 in the field,H7704 in the wildernessH4057 whereH0834 they pursuedH7291 and when they had fallenH5307 allH3605 by the edgeH6310 of the sword,H2719 untilH5704 they were consumed,H8552 that returnedH7725 allH3605 IsraelH3478 to Ai,H5857 andH5221 struck itH0853 with the edgeH6310 of the sword.H2719
25: So it was [that],H1961 allH3605 who fellH5307 day,H3117 thatH1931 from menH0376 and toH5704 women [were],H0802 twoH8147 [and] tenH6240 thousand,H0505 allH3605 the peopleH0376 of Ai.H5857
26: For JoshuaH3091 notH3808 did draw backH7725 his handH3027 with whichH0834 he stretched outH5186 the battle lance,H3591 untilH5704 thatH0834 he had utterly destroyedH2763 -H0853 allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of Ai.H5857
27: OnlyH7535 the livestockH0929 and the spoilH7998 of cityH5892 thatH1931 took as bootyH0962 for themselvesH1992 IsraelH3478 according to the wordH1697 of YahwehH3068 whichH0834 He had commandedH6680 -H0853 Joshua.H3091
28: So burnedH8313 JoshuaH3091 -H0853 Ai,H5857 and made itH7760 a heapH8510 forever,H5769 a desolationH8077 toH5704 dayH3117 this.H2088
29: AndH0853 the kingH4428 of AiH5857 he hangedH8518 onH5921 a treeH6086 untilH5704 eventideH6256 evening-H6153 and as soon as was down,H0935 the sunH8121 commandedH6680 JoshuaH3091 that they should take downH3381 -H0853 his corpseH5038 fromH4480 the tree,H6086 and castH7993 itH0853 atH0413 the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179 of the city,H5892 and raiseH6965 over itH5921 a heapH1530 of stones,H0068 greatH1419 [that remains] toH5704 dayH3117 this.H2088
30: ThenH0227 builtH1129 JoshuaH3091 an altarH4196 to YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of IsraelH3478 in MountH2022 Ebal,H5858
31: as hadH0834 commandedH6680 MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of YahwehH3068 -H0853 the sonsH1121 of Israel,H3478 as it is writtenH3789 in the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of Moses,H4872 an altarH4196 of stones,H0068 wholeH8003 over whichH0834 noH3808 man has wieldedH5130 overH5921 an iron [tool]-H1270 and they offeredH5927 on itH5921 burnt offeringsH5930 to Yahweh,H3068 and sacrificedH2076 peace offerings.H8002
32: And he wroteH3789 thereH8033 onH5921 the stonesH0068 -H0853 a copyH4932 of the lawH8451 of Moses,H4872 whichH0834 he had writtenH3789 in the presenceH6440 of the sonsH1121 of Israel.H3478
33: And allH3605 Israel,H3478 and with their elders,H2205 and officers,H7860 and judges,H8199 stoodH5975 on this [side]H2088 and on this [side]H2088 of the arkH0727 beforeH5048 the priestsH3548 the Levites,H3881 who boreH5375 the arkH0727 of the covenantH1285 of Yahweh,H3068 as well the stranger,H1616 as he who was born among them-H0249 Half of them [were]H2677 of them overH0413 in frontH4136 of MountH2022 Gerizim,H1630 and half of themH2677 of them overH0413 in frontH4136 of MountH2022 Ebal-H5858 asH0834 had commandedH6680 MosesH4872 the servantH5650 of YahwehH3068 that they should blessH1288 -H0853 the peopleH5971 of Israel.H3478 Before,H7223
34: andH0310 afterwardH3651 he readH7121 -H0853 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of the law,H8451 the blessingsH1293 and the cursings,H7045 according to allH3605 that is writtenH3789 in the BookH5612 of the Law.H8451
35: NotH3808 there wasH1961 a wordH1697 of allH3605 thatH0834 had commanded,H6680 MosesH4872 whichH0834 notH3808 did readH7121 JoshuaH3091 beforeH5048 allH3605 the assemblyH6951 of Israel,H3478 and the with women,H0802 and the little onesH2945 and the strangersH1616 who were livingH1980 among them.H7130