Study it in the app“And it came about, when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they had pursued them, and all of them had fallen by the edge of the sword until they were finished, that all Israel returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.”
And it came about,וַיְהִיwhenכְּIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad finishedכַלּוֹתkillingלַהֲרֹגallאֶת כָּלthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Aiהָעַיin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּרwhereאֲשֶׁר בּוֹthey had pursued them,רְדָפוּםand all of themכֻלָּםhad fallenוַיִּפְּלוּby the edgeלְפִיof the swordחֶרֶבuntilעַדthey were finished,תֻּמָּםthat allכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלreturnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּto Aiהָעַיand struck itוַיַּכּוּ אֹתָהּwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword.חָרֶב
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsfinish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “chalot” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “harog” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appearsAi
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearswilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “redafu” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yiplu” appearsedge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearsbe consumed
To be completely destroyed.
Where else “tuma” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” 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).
23But the king of Ai they captured alive and brought him to Joshua.
24 · This verse (above)
25All who fell that day, from man to woman, were twelve thousand, all the men of Ai.
