Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And Joshua arose, and all the army of the fighting men with him, to go up against Hai: and he sent thirty thousand chosen valiant men in the night, by night Matthew 24:39,50 And they knew not till the flood came and took them all away: so also shall the coming of the Son of man be. . . . Matthew 25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night. 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence and the elements shall be melted with heat and the earth and the works which are in it shall be burnt up. Context The Conquest of Ai…2And thou shalt do to the city of Hai, and to the king thereof, as thou hast done to Jericho, and to the king thereof: but the spoils, and all the cattle, you shall take for a prey to yourselves: lay an ambush for the city behind it. 3And Joshua arose, and all the army of the fighting men with him, to go up against Hai: and he sent thirty thousand chosen valiant men in the night,4And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready.… Cross References Joshua 8:2 And thou shalt do to the city of Hai, and to the king thereof, as thou hast done to Jericho, and to the king thereof: but the spoils, and all the cattle, you shall take for a prey to yourselves: lay an ambush for the city behind it. Joshua 8:4 And commanded them, saying: Lay an ambush behind the city: and go not very far from it: and be ye all ready. Lexicon So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites and the whole וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every army הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war set out וַיָּ֧קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand to attack לַעֲל֣וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively Ai. הָעָ֑י (hā·‘āy) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5857: Ai -- a Canaanite city Joshua יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites chose וַיִּבְחַ֣ר (way·yiḇ·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 977: To try, select 30,000 שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 7970: Thirty, thirtieth valiant הַחַ֔יִל (ha·ḥa·yil) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength warriors גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י (gib·bō·w·rê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant and sent them out וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֖ם (way·yiš·lā·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out at night לָֽיְלָה׃ (lā·yə·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity Additional Translations So Joshua and the whole army set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose 30,000 valiant warriors and sent them out at nightSo Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night. So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night. And Joshua and all the men of war rose to go up to Gai; and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men, and he sent them away by night. And Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose thirty thousand valiant men, and sent them away by night. So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valour, and sent them forth by night. So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valor, and sent them away by night. So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them out by night. And Joshua riseth, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai, and Joshua chooseth thirty thousand men, mighty ones of valour, and sendeth them away by night, Jump to Previous Ai Army Attack Chooseth Chose Joshua Mighty Moved Night Ready Riseth Rose Thirty Thousand Valiant Valor Valour War Warriors WholeJump to Next Ai Army Attack Chooseth Chose Joshua Mighty Moved Night Ready Riseth Rose Thirty Thousand Valiant Valor Valour War Warriors WholeExternal Links Joshua 8:3 NIVJoshua 8:3 NLT Joshua 8:3 ESV Joshua 8:3 NASB Joshua 8:3 ASV Joshua 8:3 Bible Apps Joshua 8:3 Biblia Paralela Joshua 8:3 Chinese Bible Joshua 8:3 French Bible Joshua 8:3 German Bible Alphabetical: Ai all and army at attack best chose fighting go He his Joshua men moved night of out people rose sent So the them thirty thousand to up valiant war warriors whole with OT History: Joshua 8:3 So Joshua arose and all the people (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |