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Joshua 8:29

He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.

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ASV

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

KJV

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

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32 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
הָעַ֛יha.'Ai<the> AiH5857 →
תָּלָ֥הta.Lahhe hangedH8518 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעֵ֖ץha.'Etzthe treeH6086 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
עֵ֣ת'et[the] time ofH6256 →
הָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revthe eveningH6153 →
וּכְב֣וֹאu.khe.Vo'and just as wentH935 →
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩ha.she.Meshthe sunH8121 →
צִוָּ֨הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680 →
יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091 →
וַיֹּרִ֧ידוּvai.yo.Ri.duand they took downH3381 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
נִבְלָת֣וֹniv.la.Tocorpse hisH5038 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הָעֵ֗ץha.'Etzthe treeH6086 →
וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuand they threwH7993 →
אוֹתָהּ֙'o.Tah<obj.> itH853 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
פֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607 →
שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179 →
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
וַיָּקִ֤ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muand they set upH6965 →
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavover himH5921 →
גַּל־gal-a heap ofH1530 →
אֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimstonesH68 →
גָּד֔וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704 →
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
הַזֶּֽה׃ פha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →

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John 19:31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.Joshua 10:26After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.Joshua 10:27At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.Deuteronomy 21:22–23If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,Joshua 7:26And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.Joshua 10:26–28After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.Revelation 19:17–18Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.Psalms 110:5The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.Joshua 10:30And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.Joshua 10:33At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.Psalms 107:40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.2 Samuel 21:6let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.Esther 2:23After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.Joshua 10:29Then Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

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