Joshua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic!1 Take the whole army with you and march against Ai!2 See, I am handing over to you3 the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

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1	tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”
2	tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”
3	tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.