Joshua 8

Joshua 8:1

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

said. See note on Joshua 3:7.

see. Figure of speech Asterienios (App-6).

and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6) emphasising each particular.

Joshua 8:2

Jericho. Compare Joshua 6:21.

the cattle. Compare Deuteronomy 20:14.

Joshua 8:4

Behold. Figure of speech Asteriaaeos. App-6.

Joshua 8:7

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

hand. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for the power which is in it (App-6). Compare Joshua 8:20, where it is rendered “power.

Joshua 8:8

See. Figure of speech Aeteriemos. App-6.

Joshua 8:9

between Beth-el and Ai. The place of Abraham’s altar, Genesis 12:8 : so that the place where the promise of the Land was made, is the place where it began to be fulfilled. Abraham had come down from Sichem: Joshua goes up to Sichem, and builds his altar on the same spot where Abraham had built his. Compare Genesis 12:6-8 with Joshua 8:30-35 and Deuteronomy 11:30.

Joshua 8:10

numbered = inspected or mustered.

Joshua 8:12

of the city. Another school of Massorites read “of Ai”, with many codices and Aramaic.

Joshua 8:13

went. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read “lodged in”.

Joshua 8:14

men. Hebrew, plural of ish or ’enosh. App-14.

wist not = knew not. Anglo-Saxonwitan, to know,

Joshua 8:15

made as if they were beaten. The only form of the verb in the Hebrew Bible.

Joshua 8:16

in Ai. Some codices read “in the city”,

Joshua 8:17

man. Hebrew. ish. App-14.

Joshua 8:19

spear = a short javelin. First occurrence of Hebrew. kidon.

Joshua 8:20

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

power. Hebrew hands. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause). for the power put forth by them (App-6).

pursuers = the pursuing force (singular)

Joshua 8:22

let none. Compare Deuteronomy 7:2.

of them. One Massoretic reading is remain “to him”

Joshua 8:24

consumed = spent.

Joshua 8:26

destroyed = devoted.

Joshua 8:27

the cattle. Compare Numbers 31:22-28.

commanded Joshua. Compare Joshua 8:2.

Joshua 8:28

heap. Its only name to-day is “Tell” = the Heap.

Joshua 8:29

as soon as. Compare Deuteronomy 21:22, Deuteronomy 21:23 and Joshua 10:27, that remaineth. Figure of speech Parenthesis (relative). App-6.

Joshua 8:31

Moses the servant of the LORD. See note on Deuteronomy 34:5.

children = sons.

as = according as.

Book of the Law. See note on Exodus 17:14; Exodus 24:4; and App-47. So that Joshua had a copy of Deuteronomy.

whole stones. Compare Exodus 20:25. Deuteronomy 27:5.

Joshua 8:32

he wrote. See note on Exodus 17:14.

a copy = duplicate.

Joshua 8:33

and officers. Some codices, with Aramaean and Syriac, read “and their officers”.

before = at the first.

Joshua 8:35

the congregation = assembly (as mustered).

were conversant. Hebrew walked.