Joshua 8:17 BSB — MannaFest

Joshua 8:17

Not a man was left in Ai or Bethel who did not go out after Israel, leaving the city wide open while they pursued Israel.

BSB

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ASV

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

KJV

And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth–el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

There was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el - It is very likely that the principal strength of Beth-el had been previously brought into Ai, as the strongest place to make a stand in; Beth-el being but about three miles distant from Ai, and probably not greatly fortified. Therefore Ai contained on this occasion all the men of Beth-el - all the warriors of that city, as well as its own troops and inhabitants.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It may be remarked, however, that the words, "or Beth-el," are not in the Septuagint, and are rejected by some eminent scholars, as an interpolation not found in the most ancient manuscripts.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
נִשְׁאַ֣ר	nish.'Ar	he remained	H7604 →
אִ֗ישׁ	'Ish	anyone	H376 →
בָּעַי֙	ba.'Ai	in <the> Ai	H5857 →
וּבֵ֣ית	u.Veit	and Beth-	H1008 →
אֵ֔ל	'El	-el	H1008 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יָצְא֖וּ	ya.tze.'U	they went out	H3318 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ	vai.ya.'az.Vu	and they left	H5800 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָעִיר֙	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
פְּתוּחָ֔ה	pe.tu.Chah	open	H6605 →
וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	vai.yir.de.Fu	and they pursued	H7291 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Deuteronomy 2:30
But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as…
leads to
- Exodus 4:21
  The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 21:23
  But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
Through
Job 5:13
He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
leads to
- Psalms 9:15–16
  The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19
  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
- Luke 1:51
  He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
- Psalms 7:15–16
  He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
- 1 Corinthians 1:19–20
  For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
Through
Joshua 11:20
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD…
leads to
- Romans 9:18
  Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

About Joshua

Joshua Burns the Town of Ai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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