Joshua 7:2

And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	אֲנָשִׁ֜ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Jericho	מִֽירִיח֗וֹ mi.ri.Cho	H3405	Jericho or Jerecho · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Ai	הָעַ֞י ha.'Ai	H5857	Ai · definite article + proper noun, a place name
beside	עִם 'im-	H5973	adverb or preposition · preposition
Beth-aven	בֵּ֥ית beit	H1007	Beth-Aven · proper noun, a place name
side	מִקֶּ֣דֶם mi.Ke.dem	H6924	the front · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Beth-el	לְבֵֽית le.veit-	H1008	Beth-El · preposition + proper noun, a place name
spake	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
up	עֲל֖וּ 'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
view	וְרַגְּל֣וּ ve.ra.ge.Lu	H7270	to walk along · conjunction + verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
country	הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
up	וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ vai.ya.'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
viewed	וַֽיְרַגְּל֖וּ vay.ra.ge.Lu	H7270	to walk along · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Ai	הָעָֽי ha.'Ai	H5857	Ai · definite article + proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Joshua 18:12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the…
1 Samuel 13:5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as th…
1 Samuel 14:23 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven.
Hosea 4:15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The L…
Genesis 12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: an…
Proverbs 20:18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Proverbs 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:1-5

The story of this chapter begins with a but. The Lord was with Joshua, and his fame was noised through all that country, so the foregoing chapter ends, and it left no room to doubt but that he would go on as he had begun conquering and to conquer. He did right, and observed his orders in every thing. But the children of Israel committed a trespass, and so set God against them; and then even Joshua's name and fame, his wisdom and courage, could do them no service. If we lose our God, we lose our friends, who cannot help us unless God be for us. Now here is, I. Achan sinning, Jos 7:1. Here is only a general mention made of the sin; we shall afterwards have a more particular account of it from…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:2

THE ISRAELITES SMITTEN AT AI. (Jos. 7:2-26) Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai--After the sacking of Jericho, the next step was to penetrate into the hills above. Accordingly, spies went up the mountain pass to view the country. The precise site of Ai, or Hai, is indicated with sufficient clearness (Gen 12:8; Gen 13:3) and has been recently discovered in an isolated tell, called by the natives Tell-el-Hajar, "the mount of stones," at two miles', or thirty-five minutes' distance, east southeast from Beth-el [VAN DE VELDE]. Beth-aven--("house of vanity")--a name afterwards given derisively (Hos 4:15; Hos 5:8; Hos 10:5), on account of its idolatries, to Beth-el, "house of God," but here refe…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 7:2

Sent men from Jericho to Ai - This is the place called Hai, Gen 12:8. It was in the east of Beth-el, north of Jericho, from which it was distant about ten or twelve miles. From Jos 7:4, Jos 7:5 it appears to have been situated upon a hill, and belonged to the Amorites, as we learn from Jos 7:7. It is very likely that it was a strong place, as it chose to risk a siege, notwithstanding the extraordinary destruction of Jericho which it had lately witnessed.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Ai — Ruins. (1.) One of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 10:1; Gen. 12:8; 13:3). It was the scene of Joshua’s defeat, and afterwards of his victory. It was the second Canaanite city taken by…
Beth-aven — House of nothingness; i.e., “of idols”, a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). In Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for “Bethel” (q.v.), and it is so…
Bethaven — (house of nothingness, i.e. of idols), a place on the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel, (Joshua 7:2; 18:12) and lying between that place and Michmash. (1 Samuel 13:5; 14:28) In (Hosea 4:15; 5:8;…
Beth-Aven · A place on the mountains of Benjamin — A place on the mountains of Benjamin
Sieges · Mentioned in scripture: Ai — Mentioned in scripture: Ai

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Joshua 7:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:2

Adam Clarke on Joshua 7:2

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 7:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 7:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 7:2

Adam Clarke on Joshua 7:2

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 7:1-9

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 7:2-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 7:2

Rashi on Joshua 7:2