Joshua had chosen about 5,000 soldiers. He had ordered them to hide in a place west of Ai. It was between Bethel and Ai.

他挑了约有五千人，使他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间，就是在艾城的西边，

他选了约五千人，安排他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间，就是艾城的西边。

他选了约五千人，安排他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间，就是艾城的西边。

约书亚选了五千人，让他们埋伏在艾城和伯特利之间，就是艾城的西面。

约书亚挑了大约五千人，要他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城中间，就是艾城的西面。

他挑了約有五千人，使他們埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中間，就是在艾城的西邊，

他選了約五千人，安排他們埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中間，就是艾城的西邊。

他選了約五千人，安排他們埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中間，就是艾城的西邊。

約書亞選了五千人，讓他們埋伏在艾城和伯特利之間，就是艾城的西面。

約書亞挑了大約五千人，要他們埋伏在伯特利和艾城中間，就是艾城的西面。

他大約取了五千人，叫他們埋伏在伯特利與艾之間、是在城西邊，

又簡五千人伏於艾西、在伯特利與艾之間、

又簡五千人、使伏於邑西伯特利東、

又選五千人、使伏於伯特利與艾之間、在艾西、艾西又作邑西

Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

That night Joshua sent about 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town.

Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

Then he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth- el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai.

He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

Remember what you did to Jericho and its king. You will do the same thing to Ai and its king. But this time you can keep for yourselves the livestock and everything else you take from them. Have some of your fighting men hide behind the city and take them by surprise.”So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose 30,000 of his best fighting men. He sent them out at night.