Yosua 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 

Yosua 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 ⁵  the middle of the valley.

Yosua 8:19

8:19 When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. ⁶  They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

[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.”

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

[8:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “and ran.”