12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 8:12:1 ⧉וַיִּקַּ֕חvayikakhAnd he took Joshua 8:12:2 ⧉כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁתkachameshetabout five Joshua 8:12:3 ⧉אֲלָפִ֖יםalafimthousand Joshua 8:12:4 ⧉אִ֑ישׁishmen Joshua 8:12:5 ⧉וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvayasemand he set Joshua 8:12:6 ⧉אוֹתָ֜םotamthem Joshua 8:12:7 ⧉אֹרֵ֗בorevin ambush Joshua 8:12:8 ⧉בֵּ֧יןbeinbetween Joshua 8:12:9 ⧉בֵּֽית־אֵ֛לbeitelBethel Joshua 8:12:10 ⧉וּבֵ֥יןubeinand between Joshua 8:12:11 ⧉הָעַ֖יhaaiAi Joshua 8:12:12 ⧉מִיָּ֥םmiyamto the west Joshua 8:12:13 ⧉לָעִֽיר׃lairof the city |
12. Formal Translation Joshua took about five thousand men and set them as an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. |
12. Dynamic Translation Joshua took around five thousand men and put them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. |