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Joshua 7:4–5

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4So about three thousand menC went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.l 5The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them and chased them from outside the city gate to the quarries,A striking them down on the descent. As a result, the people lost heart.Bm

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Footnotes

  1. C men from the people
  2. AOr to Shebarim
  3. B people’s hearts melted and became like water

Cross references

  1. lLv 26:17; Dt 28:25
  2. mDt 20:8; Jos 2:11; 5:1; 2Sm 17:10; Ps 22:14; Is 13:7; 19:1; Ezk 21:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So about three thousand men went up there from the people. And they fled before the men of Ai, and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So about three thousand went up; but they were routed by the men of Ai, who killed about thirty-six of them. They chased the Israelites from the city gate as far as the stone quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this the hearts of the people melted in fear and became like water.

NLTNew Living Translation

So approximately 3,000 warriors were sent, but they were soundly defeated. The men of Ai chased the Israelites from the town gate as far as the quarries, and they killed about thirty-six who were retreating down the slope. The Israelites were paralyzed with fear at this turn of events, and their courage melted away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So about three thousand from the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai. The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them, and they chased them from the gate up to Shebarim and killed them on the slope. And the hearts of the people melted and became like water.

KJV 1900King James Version

So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.