Joshua 8:29

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Joshua 8:29

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Holman Bible

He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day.

New American Standard Bible

He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening; and at sunset Joshua gave command and they took his body down from the tree and threw it at the entrance of the city gate, and raised over it a great heap of stones that stands to this day.

King James Version

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

International Standard Version

He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until dusk, and at sunset Joshua ordered his body brought down from the tree and laid at the entrance to the gate of the town. There he raised over it a large mound of stones, which stands there to this day.

A Conservative Version

And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening. And at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised a great heap of

American Standard Version

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.

Amplified

He hanged [the body of] the king of Ai on a tree [leaving it there] until evening; at sunset Joshua gave a command and they took the body down from the tree and dumped it at the entrance of the city gate, and piled a great heap of stones over it that stands to this day.

Bible in Basic English

And he put the king of Ai to death, hanging him on a tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave them orders to take his body down from the tree, and put it in the public place of the town, covering it with a great mass of stones, which is there to this day.

Darby Translation

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcase down from the tree, and threw it down at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised upon it a great heap of stones, which remains to this day.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king of Ai he hung upon the tree till the time of evening: and when the sun went down Joshua commanded and they will take down his carcass from the tree and cast it at the opening of the gate of the city, and they will set upon it a great heap of stones till this day.

King James 2000

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, that remains unto this day.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the time of evening, and as the sun went down Joshua commanded [them], and they brought down his dead body from the tree. Then they threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and they raised over it a great heap of stones [that remains] to this day.

Modern King James verseion

And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his body down from the tree and throw it down at the entrance to the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, to this day.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king of Ai he hanged on tree, until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded and they took the carcass down off the tree, and cast it in the entering of the gate of the city, and cast thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

NET Bible

He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day).

New Heart English Bible

He hanged the king of Ai on a tree until the evening, and at the sundown Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and threw it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised a great heap of stones on it that remains to this day.

The Emphasized Bible

And, the king of Ai, hanged he on a tree until eventide, - but, at the going in of the sun, Joshua gave command and they took down his dead body from the tree, and cast it in at the opening of the gate of the city, and raised up over it a great heap of stones - which remaineth until this day.

Webster

And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until evening: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise upon it a great heap of stones, that remaineth to this day.

World English Bible

Youngs Literal Translation

and the king of Ai he hath hanged on the tree till even-time, and at the going in of the sun hath Joshua commanded, and they take down his carcase from the tree, and cast it unto the opening of the gate of the city, and raise over it a great heap of stones till this day.

Themes

Burial » Soon after death

Captive » Cruelty to » Putting to death

Evening » Called » Eventide

Hanging » Capital punishment by

Punishment » Death penalty » Modes of execution » Hanging

Punishments » Hanging

The Nation » Punishment » Hanging

Topics

Gallows

Gates

Hanging

Punishment, Legal Aspects Of

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And the king

H4428

מלך
melek

king, royal, Hammelech, Malcham, Moloch

Usage: 2521

of Ai

H5857

עיּת עיּא עי
`Ay

Ai, Hai, Aija, Aiath

Usage: 40

he hanged

H8518

תּלה
Talah

hang, hang up, variant

Usage: 27

on a tree

H6086

עץ
`ets

tree, wood, timber, stick, gallows, staff, stock, carpenter , branches, helve, planks, stalks

Usage: 329

until eventide

H6256

עת
`eth

time, season, when, always, eveningtide ,

Usage: 296

and as soon as the sun

H8121

שׁמשׁ
Shemesh

sun, sunrising , east side , windows, eastward , west , westward

Usage: 134

was down

H935

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,

Usage: 0

Joshua

H3091

יהושׁע יהושׁוּע
Y@howshuwa`

Joshua

Usage: 218

commanded

H6680

צוה
Tsavah

command, charge, commandment, appoint, bade, order, commander,

Usage: 494

that they should take

H3381

ירד
Yarad

down, descend, variant, fell, let, abundantly, down by, indeed, put off, light off, out, sank, subdued, take

Usage: 378

his carcase

H5038

נבלה
N@belah

carcase, dead body, dieth of itself, dead of itself, died, body

Usage: 48

down

H3381

ירד
Yarad

down, descend, variant, fell, let, abundantly, down by, indeed, put off, light off, out, sank, subdued, take

Usage: 378

from the tree

H6086

עץ
`ets

tree, wood, timber, stick, gallows, staff, stock, carpenter , branches, helve, planks, stalks

Usage: 329

and cast

H7993

שׁלך
Shalak

cast, cast out, cast away, cast down, cast forth, cast off, adventured, hurl,

Usage: 125

it at the entering

H6607

פּתח
Pethach

door, entering, entry, gate, in, entrance, openings, place

Usage: 164

of the gate

H8179

שׁער
Sha`ar

gate, city, door, port, porters

Usage: 374

of the city

H5892

עיר ער עיר
`iyr

city, town, every one, variant

Usage: 1094

and raise

H6965

קוּם
Quwm

up, arise, raise, establish, stand, perform, confirm, again, set, stablish, surely, continue, sure, abide, accomplish,

Usage: 629

thereon a great

H1419

גּדל גּדול
Gadowl

great, high, greater, loud, greatest, elder, great man, mighty, eldest,

Usage: 528

heap

H1530

גּל
Gal

heap, wave, spring, billow, of

Usage: 34

of stones

H68

אבן
'eben

stone, weight, divers weights + , hailstones, stony, carbuncle , hailstones , hailstones , headstone, masons , plummet, slingstones

Usage: 272

References

Morish

Smith

Stones

Watsons

PUNISHMENTS OF THE HEBREWS

Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 8:29

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 13644
Joshua Rank: 296
8 Topics
7 Themes
11 Cross References
2 Readings
Interlinear
5 Phrases
2 Names
15 References

Context Readings

A Review Of The Fighting

²⁸ Joshua burned Ai and left it a permanent ruin, desolate to this day. ²⁹ He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day. ³⁰ At that time Joshua built an altar on Mount Ebal to the Lord, the God of Israel,