Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947 [e] וַיִּקַּ֕ח way-yiq-qaḥ So he took Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)">2568 [e] כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת ka-ḥă-mê-šeṯ about five Prep-k, Art | Number-msc 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops">505 [e] אֲלָפִ֖ים ’ă-lā-p̄îm thousand Number-mp 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)">376 [e] אִ֑ישׁ ’îš; men N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set">7760 [e] וַיָּ֨שֶׂם way-yā-śem and set Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 853 [e] אוֹתָ֜ם ’ō-w-ṯām them DirObjM | 3mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie in wait 1a2) ambush (participle as subst) 1b) (Piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to lay an ambush">693 [e] אֹרֵ֗ב ’ō-rêḇ, in ambush V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 996 [e] בֵּ֧ין bên between Prep   בֵּֽית־ bêṯ- in Prep 1) ancient place and seat of worship in Ephraim on border of Benjamin, identified with Luz (former name) 2) a place in south country of Judah, not far from Beersheba and Ziklag">1008 [e] אֵ֛ל ’êl Bethel N-proper-fs 996 [e] וּבֵ֥ין ū-ḇên and Conj-w | Prep 1) a city lying east of Bethel and beside Bethaven near Jericho and the second city taken on the invasion of Canaan 2) a city of the Ammonites on the east of the Jordan and apparently attached to Heshbon">5857 [e] הָעַ֖י hā-‘ay Ai Art | N-proper-fs 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward">3220 [e] מִיָּ֥ם mî-yām on the west side Prep-m | N-ms 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] לָעִֽיר׃ lā-‘îr. of the city Prep-l, Art | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
And he took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

King James Bible
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.

five thousand

Joshua 8:2,3 And you shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her …

of the city. or, of Ai

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