Joshua 8:24

The Conquest of Ai · Joshua 8:1–29
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Translations

Modern
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.
Traditional
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
Literal
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all those dwelling in Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they pursued them, and they had fallen (all of them by the edge of the sword until they were consumed), that all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the mouth of the sword.
Latin
Igitur omnibus interfectis, qui Israëlem ad deserta tendentem fuerant persecuti, et in eodem loco gladio corruentibus, reversi filii Israël percusserunt civitatem.

Original

Hebrew
English
When Israel had finished killing all the men of Ai who had pursued them into the field and wilderness, and when every last one of them had fallen by the sword, all the Israelites returned to Ai and put it to the sword as well.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Ai: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua after initial defeat

Glossary

Ai Conquest and Allotment of the Land Joshua, Book of Judah, Tribe of Judges, Book of Sword Tribe of Dan

Topics

Massacre of Ai Strategy in War War of Extermination