OET interlinear JOS 8:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

וְ⁠לֹֽא־נִשְׁאַ֣ר אִ֗ישׁ בָּ⁠עַי֙ וּ⁠בֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָצְא֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: and=not left (a)_man in/on/at/with,Ai and, אֵל which/who not they_came_out after Yisrael and,left DOM the=city open and,pursued after Yisrael )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this sentence as a positive statement. Alternate translation: “And every man in Ai and Bethel went out after Israel”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִ֗ישׁ

(a)_man

Here, the term man refers specifically to the men who were able to fight. They left these two cities to pursue the Israelite army. Older men and those unable to fight because of some physical disability probably did not leave these cities. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “a man of fighting age” or “a man who could fight”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בֵ֣ית אֵ֔ל

and, אֵל

The statement that the fighting men of Bethel also pursued the Israelites implicitly suggests that Bethel and Ai were allied cities. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “or in its allied city of Bethel”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת־ הָ⁠עִיר֙ פְּתוּחָ֔ה

and,left DOM the=city open

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and they left the gates of the city open”