Strong's Lexicon Now Joshua had taken וַיִּקַּ֕ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning) about five כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת (ka·ḥă·mê·šeṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2568: 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number) thousand אֲלָפִ֖ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 505: 1) a thousand 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops men אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) and set וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set them אוֹתָ֜ם (’ō·w·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative in ambush אֹרֵ֗ב (’ō·rêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 693: 1) to lie in wait, ambush, lurk 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie in wait 1a2) ambush (participle as subst) 1b) (Piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to lay an ambush between בֵּ֧ין (bên) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 996: 1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between Bethel אֵ֛ל (’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel = 'house of God' 1) ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name) 2) a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag וּבֵ֥ין (ū·ḇên) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's Hebrew 996: 1) between, among, in the midst of (with other preps), from between and Ai, הָעַ֖י (hā·‘ay) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai or Aija or Aiath or Hai = 'heap of ruins' 1) a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the second city taken on the invasion of Canaan 2) a city of the Ammonites on the east of the Jordan and apparently attached to Heshbon to the west מִיָּ֥ם (mî·yām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward of the city. לָעִֽיר׃ (lā·‘îr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: 1) excitement, anguish 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. Young's Literal Translation And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city; Holman Christian Standard Bible Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. New American Standard Bible And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. King James Bible And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. Parallel Verses New International Version Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. New Living Translation That night Joshua sent 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town. English Standard Version He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. New American Standard Bible And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. King James Bible And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city. International Standard Version Taking about 5,000 men, he set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai to the west of the city, NET Bible He took five thousand men and set an ambush west of the city between Bethel and Ai. American Standard Version And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. English Revised Version And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. Young's Literal Translation And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city; Cross References Genesis 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. Genesis 28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. Joshua 8:11 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. Joshua 8:13 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. Judges 1:22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. Joshua 1:1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Joshua 8:10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. Joshua 8:9 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. Joshua 8:14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city. Joshua 8:15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 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