Study it in the app“And all the people of war who were with him went up and drew near and came in front of the city and camped on the north of Ai, with the valley between him and Ai.”
And allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםof warהַמִּלְחָמָהwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himאִתּוֹwent upעָלוּand drew nearוַיִּגְּשׁוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּin front ofנֶגֶדthe cityהָעִירand campedוַיַּחֲנוּon the northמִצְּפוֹןof Ai,לָעַיwith the valleyוְהַגַּיbetween himבֵּינָיוandוּבֵיןAi.הָעָי
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigshu” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appearsin front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsencamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appearsnorth
North.
Where else “tsefon” appearsAi
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appearsvalley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “gay” appearsAi ?
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).
10Joshua rose early in the morning and counted the people, and he and the elders of Israel went up before the people to Ai.
11 · This verse (above)
12He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
