Study it in the app“The men of Ai struck about thirty-six men of them, and pursued them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them on the descent. And the heart of the people melted and became water.”
The menאַנְשֵׁיof Aiהָעַיstruckוַיַּכּוּabout thirty-sixכִּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁשָּׁהmenאִישׁof them,מֵהֶםand pursued themוַיִּרְדְּפוּםfrom beforeלִפְנֵיthe gateהַשַּׁעַרas far asעַדShebarim,הַשְּׁבָרִיםand struck themוַיַּכּוּםon the descent.בַּמּוֹרָדAnd the heartלְבַבof the peopleהָעָםmeltedוַיִּמַּסand becameוַיְהִיwater.לְמָיִם
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsAi
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearssix
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shisha” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdfu” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearsShebarim
Shebarim: a place near Ai. The word means "breaks" or "quarries."
Where else “shevarim” appearsslope
A slope by which one goes down from a high place to a lower one.
Where else “morad” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearslose heart
To lose courage and strength from fear, as if the heart melted.
Where else “yimas” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears“Struck” can be understood here as killing in battle. “Shebarim” may be a place name or mean “the quarries.”
Ai ?
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).
4So about three thousand men from the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
5 · This verse (above)
6Joshua tore his cloaks and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of YHWH until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.
