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Joshua 8:26-28
International Standard Version
Joshua 8:26-28
International Standard Version
26 Joshua did not cease his attack[a] until he had completely destroyed every inhabitant of Ai. 27 Israel took only the livestock and the spoil of that city as their war booty, in accordance with what the Lord had commanded to Joshua. 28 Joshua burned Ai, turning it into a permanent mound of ruins, and it remains so to this day.
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- Joshua 8:26 Lit. his hand with which he had stretched out the battle lance
Joshua 8:26-28
New International Version
Joshua 8:26-28
New International Version
26 For Joshua did not draw back the hand that held out his javelin(A) until he had destroyed[a](B) all who lived in Ai.(C) 27 But Israel did carry off for themselves the livestock and plunder of this city, as the Lord had instructed Joshua.(D)
28 So Joshua burned(E) Ai[b](F) and made it a permanent heap of ruins,(G) a desolate place to this day.(H)
Footnotes
- Joshua 8:26 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- Joshua 8:28 Ai means the ruin.
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