Yosua 6:22

6:22 Joshua told the two men who had spied on the land, “Enter the prostitute’s house ¹  and bring out the woman and all who belong to her as you promised her.” ² 

Yosua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ³  and defeated them on the steep slope. ⁴  The people’s ⁵  courage melted away like water. ⁶ 

Yosua 8:14

8:14 When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. ⁷  But he did not realize ⁸  men were hiding behind the city. ⁹ 

Yosua 18:8

18:8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”

[6:22]  ¹ tn Heb “the house of the woman, the prostitute.”

[6:22]  ² tn Heb “and bring out from there the woman and all who belong to her as you swore on oath to her.”

[7:5]  ³ tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ⁴ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”

[8:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “When the king of Ai saw, the men of Ai hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people at the meeting place before the Arabah.”

[8:14]  ⁸ tn Or “know.”

[8:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “that (there was) an ambush for him behind the city.”