Joshua 8:1

And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua) · proper noun, a man's name
Fear	תִּירָ֣א ti.Ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
dismayed	תֵּחָ֔ת te.Chat	H2865	properly · verb, niphal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
take	קַ֣ח kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
people	עַ֣ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct
war	הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה ha.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
arise	וְק֖וּם ve.Kum	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
up	עֲלֵ֣ה 'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
Ai	הָעָ֑י ha.'Ai	H5857	Ai · definite article + proper noun, a place name
see	רְאֵ֣ה re.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
given	נָתַ֣תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
hand	בְיָדְךָ֗ ve.ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
king	מֶ֤לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ai	הָעַי֙ ha.'Ai	H5857	Ai · definite article + proper noun, a place name
people	עַמּ֔וֹ a.Mo	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
city	עִיר֖וֹ i.Ro	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
land	אַרְצֽוֹ 'ar.Tzo	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whith…
Deuteronomy 1:21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not,…
Deuteronomy 7:18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
Deuteronomy 31:8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dis…
Joshua 6:2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour.
Isaiah 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through t…
Daniel 2:37-38 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabit…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:1-2

Israel were very happy in having such a commander as Joshua, but Joshua was more happy in having such a director as God himself; when any difficulty occurred, he needed not to call a council of war who had God so nigh unto him, not only to answer, but even to anticipate, his enquiries. It should seem, Joshua was now at a stand, had scarcely recovered the discomposure he was put into by the trouble Achan gave them, and could not think, without fear and trembling, of pushing forward, lest there should be in the camp another Achan; then God spoke to him, either by vision, as before (Jos 5:1-15), or by the breastplate of judgment. Note, When we have faithfully put away sin, that accursed thing,…

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Adam Clarke on Joshua 8:1

Fear not - The iniquity being now purged away, because of which God had turned his hand against Israel, there was now no cause to dread any other disaster, and therefore Joshua is ordered to take courage. Take all the people of war with thee - From the letter of this verse it appears that all that were capable of carrying arms were to march out of the camp on this occasion: thirty thousand chosen men formed an ambuscade in one place; five thousand he placed in another, who had all gained their positions in the night season: with the rest of the army he appeared the next morning before Ai, which the men of that city would naturally suppose were the whole of the Israelitish forces; and consequ…

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John Gill on Joshua 8:1

And the Lord said unto Joshua,.... Immediately after the execution of Achan, the fierceness of his anger being turned away: fear not, neither be thou dismayed; on account of the defeat of his troops he had sent to take Ai: take all the people of war with thee; all above twenty years of age, which, with the forty thousand of the tribes on the other side Jordan he brought over with him, must make an arm, five hundred thousand men; these Joshua was to take with so much to animate and encourage him, or to terrify the enemy, nor because such a number was necessary for the reduction of Ai, which was but a small city; but that all might have a part in the spoil and plunder of it, which they were…

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…
Heap — When Joshua took the city of Ai (Josh. 8), he burned it and “made it an heap [Heb. tel] for ever” (8:28). The ruins of this city were for a long time sought for in vain. It has been at length,…
Armies Of Israel, The · Directed in their movements by God — Directed in their movements by God
Communion · .Joshua — .Joshua
Jews, The · Strengthened by God in war — Strengthened by God in war
Sieges · Mentioned in scripture: Ai — Mentioned in scripture: Ai
Theocracy, The, Or Immediate Government By God · Consisted in his: Proclaiming war — Consisted in his: Proclaiming war

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 8:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:1-2

Adam Clarke on Joshua 8:1

John Gill on Joshua 8:1

Dictionary and topics

Joshua 8:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Joshua 8:1-2

Adam Clarke on Joshua 8:1

John Gill on Joshua 8:1

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Joshua 8:1-29

Keil & Delitzsch on Joshua 8:1-29

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Joshua 8:1-13