Study it in the app“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.” The men went up and spied out Ai.”
Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmenאֲנָשִׁיםfrom Jerichoמִירִיחוֹto Ai,הָעַיwhich isאֲשֶׁרnearעִםBeth-aven,בֵּית אָוֶןeastמִקֶּדֶםof Bethel,לְבֵית אֵלand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Go upעֲלוּand spy outוְרַגְּלוּthe land.”אֶת הָאָרֶץThe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwent upוַיַּעֲלוּand spied outוַיְרַגְּלוּAi.אֶת הָעָי
Joshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsJericho
See it on the mapWhere else “yricho” appearsAi
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appearsBeth-aven
Beth-aven: a place near Ai and Bethel. The name means "house of wickedness" or "house of nothing."
Where else “bet” appearseast
The side in front, where the sun rises; the east.
Where else “kedem” appearsBethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appearsspy
To go through a land secretly to learn about it; the scouts.
Where else “raglu” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears1Jericho
Today: Jericho (Ariha), West Bank
A city in the Jordan valley, about 15 miles (25 km) northeast of Jerusalem and not far from the river.
It was the first city Israel took in Canaan; its walls fell (Josh 6:20). Centuries later Jesus passed through Jericho and saved Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
2Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
3Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
1But the sons of Israel committed an act of unfaithfulness regarding the things devoted to destruction: Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took from the things devoted to destruction, and the anger of YHWH burned against the sons of Israel.
2 · This verse (above)
3They returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up; let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for they are few.”
