9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 8:9:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvayishlakhemSo Joshua sent them Joshua 8:9:2 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 8:9:3 ⧉וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vayelekhuand they went Joshua 8:9:4 ⧉אֶל־הַמַּאְרָ֔בelhamaaravto the ambush Joshua 8:9:5 ⧉וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvayeshvooand they lay Joshua 8:9:6 ⧉בֵּ֧יןbeinbetween Joshua 8:9:7 ⧉בֵּֽית־אֵ֛לbeitelBethel Joshua 8:9:8 ⧉וּבֵ֥יןubeinand between Joshua 8:9:9 ⧉הָעַ֖יhaaiAi Joshua 8:9:10 ⧉מִיָּ֣םmiyamfrom the west Joshua 8:9:11 ⧉לָעָ֑יlaaiof Ai Joshua 8:9:12 ⧉וַיָּ֧לֶןvayalenbut spent the night Joshua 8:9:13 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 8:9:14 ⧉בַּלַּ֥יְלָהbalailathat night Joshua 8:9:15 ⧉הַה֖וּאhahuthat Joshua 8:9:16 ⧉בְּת֥וֹךְbetokhamong Joshua 8:9:17 ⧉הָעָֽם׃haamthe people |
9. Formal Translation And Joshua sent them, and they went to the place of ambush, remaining between Bethel and Ai on the west side of Ai. Joshua then spent that night among the people. |
9. Dynamic Translation So Joshua sent the men off, and they went to set up the ambush. They waited between Bethel and Ai on the west side of Ai, while Joshua stayed that night with the people. |