Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So Joshua, and all Israel, seeing that the city was taken, and that the smoke of the city rose up, returned, and slew the men of Hai. Context The Conquest of Ai…20And the men of the city, that pursued after Joshua, looking back, and seeing the smoke of the city rise up to heaven, had no more power to flee this way or that way: especially as they that had counterfeited flight, and were going toward the wilderness, turned back most valiantly against them that pursued. 21So Joshua, and all Israel, seeing that the city was taken, and that the smoke of the city rose up, returned, and slew the men of Hai.22And they also that had taken and set the city on fire, issuing out of the city to meet their own men, began to cut off the enemies who were surrounded by them. So that the enemies being cut off on both sides, not one of so great a multitude was saved.… Cross References Joshua 8:20 And the men of the city, that pursued after Joshua, looking back, and seeing the smoke of the city rise up to heaven, had no more power to flee this way or that way: especially as they that had counterfeited flight, and were going toward the wilderness, turned back most valiantly against them that pursued. Joshua 8:22 And they also that had taken and set the city on fire, issuing out of the city to meet their own men, began to cut off the enemies who were surrounded by them. So that the enemies being cut off on both sides, not one of so great a multitude was saved. Joshua 10:1 When Adonisedec, king of Jerusalem, had heard these things, to wit, that Joshua had taken Hai, and had destroyed it, (for as he had done to Jericho and the king thereof, so did he to Hai and its king) and that the Gabaonites were gone over to Israel, and were their confederates, Lexicon When Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ (wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites and all וְכָֽל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc saw רָא֗וּ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the men in ambush הָֽאֹרֵב֙ (hā·’ō·rêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 693: To lie in wait had captured לָכַ֤ד (lā·ḵaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement and that וְכִ֥י (wə·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction smoke עֲשַׁ֣ן (‘ă·šan) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6227: Smoke was rising from עָלָ֖ה (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively [it], הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement they turned around וַיָּשֻׁ֕בוּ (way·yā·šu·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again and struck down וַיַּכּ֖וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike the men אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind of Ai. הָעָֽי׃ (hā·‘āy) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city Additional Translations When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that smoke was rising from it, they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambuscade had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up to heaven; and they turned and smote the men of Gai. When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up, they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again and slew the men of Ai. When Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and killed the men of Ai. and Joshua and all Israel have seen that the ambush hath captured the city, and that the smoke of the city hath gone up, and they turn back and smite the men of Ai; Jump to Previous Ai Ambush Ascended Attack Attacked Captured City Israel Joshua Killed Slew Smite Smoke Smote Surprise Turn Turned TurningJump to Next Ai Ambush Ascended Attack Attacked Captured City Israel Joshua Killed Slew Smite Smoke Smote Surprise Turn Turned TurningExternal Links Joshua 8:21 NIVJoshua 8:21 NLT Joshua 8:21 ESV Joshua 8:21 NASB Joshua 8:21 ASV Joshua 8:21 Bible Apps Joshua 8:21 Biblia Paralela Joshua 8:21 Chinese Bible Joshua 8:21 French Bible Joshua 8:21 German Bible Alphabetical: Ai all ambush and around ascended attacked back captured city For from going had in Israel Joshua men of saw slew smoke taken that the they turned up was when OT History: Joshua 8:21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that (Josh. 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