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
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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.
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.
and there hath not been left a man in Ai and Bethel who hath not gone out after Israel, and they leave the city open, and pursue after Israel.
And not a man remained in Ai and Bethel that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
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