So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but (A)they fled [a]from the men of Ai. And the men of Ai struck and killed about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them [b]from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them on the mountainside; and the (B)hearts of the people melted and became like water.

Then Joshua (C)tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, both he and the elders of Israel; and (D)they put dust on their heads.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 7:4 Lit before
  2. Joshua 7:5 Lit before

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