28. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 8:28:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvayisrofand Joshua burned Joshua 8:28:2 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 8:28:3 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֑יethaaiAi Joshua 8:28:4 ⧉וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָvayisimehhaand made it Joshua 8:28:5 ⧉תֵּל־עוֹלָם֙telolama permanent heap Joshua 8:28:6 ⧉שְׁמָמָ֔הshemamahin ruins Joshua 8:28:7 ⧉עַ֖דaduntil Joshua 8:28:8 ⧉הַיּ֥וֹםhayomthis day Joshua 8:28:9 ⧉הַזֶּֽה׃hazehthe present |
28. Formal Translation And Joshua burned Ai and made it a perpetual mound of desolation until this day. |
28. Dynamic Translation Joshua set Ai on fire and left it as a heap of ruins, a deserted place to this very day. |