Joshua 8:18-22 And the LORD said unto Joshua , Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai ; for I will give it into thine hand . And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.

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18 H3068 And the LORD H559 said [H8799] H3091 unto Joshua H5186 , Stretch out [H8798] H3591 the spear H3027 that is in thy hand H5857 toward Ai H5414 ; for I will give [H8799] H3027 it into thine hand H3091 . And Joshua H5186 stretched out [H8799] H3591 the spear H3027 that he had in his hand H5892 toward the city.

19 H693 And the ambush [H8802] H6965 arose [H8804] H4120 quickly H4725 out of their place H7323 , and they ran [H8799] H5186 as soon as he had stretched out [H8800] H3027 his hand H935 : and they entered [H8799] H5892 into the city H3920 , and took [H8799] H4116 it, and hasted [H8762] H3341 and set [H8686] H5892 the city H784 on fire.

20 H582 And when the men H5857 of Ai H6437 looked [H8799] H310 behind H7200 them, they saw [H8799] H6227 , and, behold, the smoke H5892 of the city H5927 ascended up [H8804] H8064 to heaven H3027 , and they had no power H5127 to flee [H8800] H2008 this way or that way H5971 : and the people H5127 that fled [H8801] H4057 to the wilderness H2015 turned back [H8738] H7291 upon the pursuers [H8802] .

21 H3091 And when Joshua H3478 and all Israel H7200 saw [H8804] H693 that the ambush [H8802] H3920 had taken [H8804] H5892 the city H6227 , and that the smoke H5892 of the city H5927 ascended [H8804] H7725 , then they turned again [H8799] H5221 , and slew [H8686] H582 the men H5857 of Ai.

22 H428 And the other H3318 issued out [H8804] H5892 of the city H7125 against [H8800] H8432 them; so they were in the midst H3478 of Israel H5221 , some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote [H8686] H5704 them, so that H7604 they let [H8689] H8300 none of them remain H6412 or escape.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁸ And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city. ¹⁹ And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand, and entered into the city, and took it; and they hasted and set the city on fire. ²⁰ And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. ²¹ 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. ²² And the other came forth out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.