Joshua Chapter 8 verse 21 Holy Bible
And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
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And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the town had been taken by the surprise attack, and that the smoke of the town had gone up, turning round they overcame the men of Ai.
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When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
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And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.
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And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again and slew the men of Ai.
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When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and killed the men of Ai.
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and Joshua and all Israel have seen that the ambush hath captured the city, and that the smoke of the city hath gone up, and they turn back and smite the men of Ai;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhen Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ (wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelitesand allוְכָֽל־ (wə·ḵāl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descsawרָא֗וּ (rā·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7200: To seethatכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe men in ambushהָֽאֹרֵב֙ (hā·’ō·rêḇ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 693: To lie in waithad capturedלָכַ֤ד (lā·ḵaḏ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to coherethe cityהָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementand thatוְכִ֥י (wə·ḵî)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionsmokeעֲשַׁ֣ן (‘ă·šan)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 6227: Smokewas rising fromעָלָ֖ה (‘ā·lāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively[it],הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementthey turned aroundוַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againand struck downוַיַּכּ֖וּ (way·yak·kū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5221: To strikethe menאַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 582: Man, mankindof Ai.הָעָֽי׃ (hā·‘āy)Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite cityJump to PreviousAi Ambush Ascended Attack Attacked Captured City Israel Joshua Killed Slew Smite Smoke Smote Surprise Turn Turned Turning