Joshua 8:12
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
In other versions
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
ASV
And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.
BBE
Now he had taken about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city.
DBY
He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
WEB
And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;
YLT
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
ENG
And he took about five thousand men; and set them to lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city.
WBT
Now Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set up an ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
BSB
In context
10And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
11And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.
12And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
13And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.
14And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.