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Joshua 8:9
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Joshua 8:9
9¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
9¶ Ioshua therefore sent them foorth, and they went to lie in ambush, and abode betweene Bethel and Ai, on the West side of Ai: but Ioshua lodged that night among the people.
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DEFINED WORDS
Joshua 8:9
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Outward, onward, or away from a place.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To recline, rest, remain, or be situated; also, to speak falsely or a falsehood.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A concealed position or company lying in wait; to attack unexpectedly from concealment.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A dwelling or place of residence; also remained or continued in a place.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
In the space, relation, or distinction separating two or more.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The direction of sunset; the western region; or toward or from that direction.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A lateral part, edge, or surface; also a party or position in a dispute.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Placed at rest; deposited; infixed; furnished with accommodations for a night or other short time; laid flat.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study28The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
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Open the full verse study8And 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: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study21So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
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Open the full verse study2And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
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Open the full verse study12And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
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Open the full verse study32The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
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