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five thousand men

"5,000 men." This group seems to be a portion of the "thirty thousand men" (Joshua 8:9). 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/kt/israel
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ai
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bethel