²Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai,^l which is near Beth Aven^m to the east of Bethel,ⁿ and told them, “Go up and spy out^o the region.” So the men went up and spied out Ai.

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lSee Ge 12:8; See Jos 8:1, 28
m Jos 18:12; 1 Sa 13:5; 14:23; Hos 4:15; 5:8; 10:5
n Ge 12:8; Jos 12:16; 16:1; Jdg 1:22; 1 Sa 30:27; 2 Ki 23:15; Jer 48:13; Am 3:14; 4:4; 5:5–6; 7:10, 13
oSee Nu 21:32

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and scout the land.” So the men went up and scouted Ai.

NLTNew Living Translation

Joshua sent some of his men from Jericho to spy out the town of Ai, east of Bethel, near Beth-aven.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth Aven, east of Bethel, and he said to them, “Go up and spy out Ai.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

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