2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 7:2:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vayishlakhAnd Joshua sent Joshua 7:2:2 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 7:2:3 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֜יםanashimmen Joshua 7:2:4 ⧉מִֽירִיח֗וֹmirikhofrom Jericho Joshua 7:2:5 ⧉הָעַ֞יhaaito Ai Joshua 7:2:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Joshua 7:2:7 ⧉עִם־בֵּ֥יתimbeitalongside Beth Joshua 7:2:8 ⧉אָ֙וֶן֙avenAven Joshua 7:2:9 ⧉מִקֶּ֣דֶםmikedemon the east Joshua 7:2:10 ⧉לְבֵֽית־אֵ֔לleveiteltoward Bethel Joshua 7:2:11 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said Joshua 7:2:12 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶם֙aleihemto them Joshua 7:2:13 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying Joshua 7:2:14 ⧉עֲל֖וּalugo up Joshua 7:2:15 ⧉וְרַגְּל֣וּveragluand spy out Joshua 7:2:16 ⧉אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץethaaretzthe land Joshua 7:2:17 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vayaaluand they went up Joshua 7:2:18 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםhaanashimthe men Joshua 7:2:19 ⧉וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּvayeragluand they spied out Joshua 7:2:20 ⧉אֶת־הָעָֽי׃ethaaiAi |
2. Formal Translation And Joshua sent men from Jericho to the Ai, which is beside Beth-aven east of Bethel, and he said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out the Ai. |
2. Dynamic Translation Joshua sent some men from Jericho to Ai, which is close to Beth-aven and east of Bethel. He told them, “Go up and scout out the area.” So the men went up and surveyed Ai. |