And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
WEB
A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.
YLT
and all who fall during the day, of men and of women, are twelve thousand--all men of Ai.
DBT
And so it was, that all who fell that day, men as well as women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period