Study it in the app“So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose thirty thousand men, mighty warriors, and sent them out by night.”
So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַarose,וַיָּקָםand allוְכָלthe peopleעַםof war,הַמִּלְחָמָהto go upלַעֲלוֹתto Ai;הָעָיand Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַchoseוַיִּבְחַרthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםthousandאֶלֶףmen,אִישׁmightyגִּבּוֹרֵיwarriors,הַחַיִלand sent them outוַיִּשְׁלָחֵםby night.לָיְלָה
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” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearscrowd
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 “alot” appearsAi
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appearschoice
The men picked out of a group, such as the strongest for war.
Where else “yivchar” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearswarrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibore” appearsvalor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlache” appearsnight
Night.
Where else “layla” 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).
2And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king; only its spoil and its livestock you may plunder for yourselves. Set for yourself an ambush against the city behind it.”
3 · This verse (above)
4He commanded them, saying, “See, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Do not go very far from the city, and be all of you ready.
