KJV King James Version
And [so] it was, [that] all that fell that day, both of men and women, [were] twelve thousand, [even] all the men of Ai.
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Joshua 8:25
And [so] it was, [that] all that fell that day, both of men and women, [were] twelve thousand, [even] all the men of Ai.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A total of twelve thousand men and women fell that day—all the people of Ai.
WEB World English Bible
All that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
ASV American Standard Version
And all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all who fall during the day, of men and of women, are twelve thousand—all men of Ai.
Surrounding context — Joshua 8
22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.
23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
25 And [so] it was, [that] all that fell that day, both of men and women, [were] twelve thousand, [even] all the men of Ai.
26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua.
28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.
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וַיְהִי֩H1961 · ha.yahto beכָל־H3605 · kolallהַנֹּ֨פְלִ֜יםH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallבַּיּ֤וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַהוּא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itמֵאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanוְעַד־H5704 · adtillאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanשְׁנֵ֥יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoעָשָׂ֖רH6240 · a.sartenאָ֑לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582 · e.noshhumanהָעָֽי׃H5857 · ayAi
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