# five thousand men

"5,000 men." This group seems to be a portion of the "thirty thousand men" ([Joshua 8:9](./08.md)). This smaller group remained in the ambush while the other 25,000 men attacked the city. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joshua]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/elder]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ai]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bethel]]