New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The men man Noun H376 אִ֔ישׁ ish,
of Ai a Canaanite city Noun H5857 הָעַ֗י ha·'ai
Analysis:
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struck to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּכּ֨וּ vai·yak·ku
down to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּכּ֖וּם vai·yak·kum
about thirty-six thirty Noun H7970 כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים kish·lo·shim
Analysis:

Thirty: Death

The number thirty is understood in Judaism as relating to death. One of the mourning periods is known as a "Shaloshim". This is actually the Hebrew word for 30. The connection between the number 30 and death is seen by the fact that the Children of Israel mourned Aaron for 30 days (see Numbers 20:29). Likewise, when Moses died, the people also mourned him for exactly 30 days (see Deuteronomy 34:8). Another reference to the number 30 relating to death is found in the fact that Joshua took 30,000 men with him to fight Ai the second time (see Joshua 8:3). This time Israel was successful and Ai was put to death. It is significant that the reader is told that 12,000 people died, all the people of Ai (see Joshua 8:25). Here the number 12, as in 12,000, relates to the people, as we learned in our study of the number 12, and the fact that they all died is reflected in the 30,000 (30) soldiers that Joshua took.

In the New Covenant, the reader is told that Judas betrayed Yeshua, delivering Him over to the Jewish leadership to be put to death for 30 pieces of silver (see Matthew 26:15). In the book of Luke, it is revealed that Yeshua was about the age of 30 when He began His ministry. What was the primary aspect of Yeshua's ministry? In other words, what did Yeshua enter into this world to do? The answer is to offer up His life for redemption. Death is the key ingredient in redemption. As one reads, without the shedding of blood (death) there is no redemption.

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of their men, man Noun H376    
and pursued to pursue, chase, persecute Verb H7291 וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם vai·yir·de·fum
them from the gate a gate Noun H8179 הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ ha·sha·'ar
as far as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
as Shebarim perhaps "quarries," a place near Ai Noun H7671 הַשְּׁבָרִ֔ים ha·she·va·rim,
and struck them down to smite Verb H5221    
on the descent, a descent, slope Noun H4174 בַּמֹּורָ֑ד bam·mo·v·rad;
so the hearts inner man, mind, will, heart Noun H3824 לְבַב־ le·vav-
of the people people Noun H5971 הָעָ֖ם ha·'am
melted to dissolve, melt Verb H4549 וַיִּמַּ֥ס vai·yim·mas
and became to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֥י vay·hi
as water. waters, water Noun H4325 לְמָֽיִם׃ le·ma·yim.

Locations

Ai

AIa'-i (`ay, written always with the definite article, ha-`ay, probably meaning "the ruin," kindred root, `awah):(1) A town of central Palestine, in the tribe of Benjamin, near and just east of Bethel (Genesis 12:8). It is identified with the modern Haiyan, just south of the village Der Diwan (Conder in HDB; Delitzsch in Commentary on Genesis 12:8) or with a... View Details

Shebarim (Ai)

SHEBARIMsheb'-a-rim, she-ba'-rim (ha-shebharim; sunetripsan): After the repulse of the first attack on their city the men of Ai chased the Israelites "even unto Shebarim" (Joshua 7:5). the Revised Version margin reads "the quarries"; so Keil, Steuernagel, etc. Septuagint reads "until they were broken," i.e. until the rout was complete. The direction of the f... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
King James Bible The And the men of Ai struck down smote of them about thirty-six of their men, thirty and pursued six men: for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim even unto Shebarim, and struck smote them down on in the descent, so going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted melted, and became as water.
Hebrew Greek English The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.