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Joshua 8:27

Joshua

25 A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.

26 Joshua did not draw back the hand that held his battle lance until he had devoted to destruction all who lived in Ai.

Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.

28 So Joshua burned Ai and made it a permanent heap of ruins, a desolation to this day.

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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BSB
Israel took for themselves only the cattle and plunder of that city, as the LORD had commanded Joshua.
KJV
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
WEB
Israel took for themselves only the livestock and the goods of that city, according to the LORD’s word which he commanded Joshua.
ASV
Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Jehovah which he commanded Joshua.
DARBY
Only, the cattle and the spoil of the city Israel took as prey to themselves, according to the word of Jehovah which he had commanded Joshua.
BLB
Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel plundered for themselves, according to the word of YHWH that He had commanded Joshua.
ÅB
Bare feet og hærfanget i denne by tok Israel for seg selv etter Herrens ord, som han hadde talt til Josva.
OTB
Israelittene tok bare kveget og byttet fra byen som bytte for seg selv, som Herren hadde befalt Josva.
B1930
Bare feet og hærfanget i denne by tok Israel for sig selv efter Herrens ord, som han hadde talt til Josva.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joshua 8:2

    And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”

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  • Numbers 31:26

    “You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.

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  • Matthew 20:15

    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

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  • Psalms 50:10

    for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.

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  • Joshua 11:4

    So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

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  • Numbers 31:22

    Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

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