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Joshua

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And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּ֕ח vai·yik·kach
about 5,000 five Noun H2568 כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת ka·cha·me·shet
men man Noun H376 אִ֑ישׁ ish;
and set to put, place, set Verb H7760 וַיָּ֨שֶׂם vai·ya·sem
them in ambush to lie in wait Verb H693 אֹרֵ֗ב o·rev
between an interval, space between Prepostion H996 בֵּ֧ין bein
Bethel "house of God," a city in Ephraim, also a place in S. Judah Noun H1008 אֵ֛ל el
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and Ai, a Canaanite city Noun H5857 הָעַ֖י ha·'ai
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on the west side sea Noun H3220 מִיָּ֥ם mi·yam
of the city. city, town Noun H5892 לָעִֽיר׃ la·'ir.

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

Bethel

BETHELbeth'-el (beth-'el; Baithel and oikos theou, literally, "house of God"):(1) A town near the place where Abraham halted and offered sacrifice on his way south from Shechem.1. Identification and Description:It lay West of Ai (Genesis 12:8). It is named as on the northern border of Benjamin (the southern of Ephraim, Joshua 16:2), at the top of the ascent... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
King James Bible And he took about 5,000 men five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Hebrew Greek English And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.