And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
KJV
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;
Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.
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About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period