InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Jos C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24
Jos 8 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V24 V25 V26 V27 V28 V29 V30 V31 V32 V33 V34 V35
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People tagged in the matching LV passage: Joshua (EXO 17:9)
Places tagged in the matching LV passage: Ai (GEN 12:8)
OET-LV And_DOM the_king_of (the)_ˊAy they_captured alive and_they_brought_near DOM_him/it to Yəhōshūˊa.
In chapter 7, Israel attacked Ai and the soldiers of Ai defeated them. They were discouraged but they repented of their sin. In chapter 8, God told Joshua to attack Ai again. This time, the Israelites were victorious and defeated Ai.
Verses 8:1–9 describe Joshua’s preparations to attack Ai, with details about the ambush. The soldiers in the ambush left by night ahead of the other soldiers. Verses 8:10–27 describe the movement of the soldiers, and the defeat of Ai. Verses 8:28–29 is a summary of the story.
Here are some other possible section headings:
The fall and destruction of Ai
Israel conquered Ai
But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
But they did not kill the king of Ai. They captured him and brought him to Joshua.
except the king of Ai. They captured him and took him to Joshua.
But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua: The Israelite soldiers killed all the soldiers of Ai, but they did not kill the king. Instead they captured him and brought him to Joshua.
In Hebrew the object of the sentence, the king of Ai, comes first for emphasis. It may be more natural in some languages to move it to its normal place in the clause. For example:
But they took alive the king of Ai (NASB)
Another way to translate the sentence is by using a passive construction. This may allow you to put the king of Ai at the front of the sentence. For example:
But the king of Ai was taken alive (NRSV)
OET-LV And_DOM the_king_of (the)_ˊAy they_captured alive and_they_brought_near DOM_him/it to Yəhōshūˊa.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.