Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
NMVAnd he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beit-El [House of God] and ‘Ai [Heap of Ruins], on the west side of the city.
OJBAnd he took about chameshet alafim ish, and set them to lie in ambush between Beit-El and Ai, on the west side of the Ir.
T4TThen Joshua chose about 5,000 men and told them to go and hide just west of the city, between Ai and Bethel.