Joshua 8:27

Joshua 8:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the Lord which he commanded Joshua.
• New International Version (NIV)But Israel did carry off for themselves the livestock and plunder of this city, as the Lord had instructed Joshua.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as their plunder, according to the word of the Lord that he commanded Joshua.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Only the livestock and the spoil of that city Israel took as booty for themselves, according to the word of the Lord which He had commanded Joshua.

Context of Joshua 8:27

25And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of Yhwh which he commanded Joshua. 28And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.

Joshua 8:27 word by word

רַ֣ק הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּשְׁלַל֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔יא בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

• Only the cattleבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• and the spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• of that cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• took for a preyבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
• unto themselves, according unto the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091

Cross-references for Joshua 8:27

• Joshua 8:2And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.
• Joshua 11:4And they went out, they and all their armies with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
• Numbers 31:22Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
• Psalms 50:10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
• Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

Commentaries on Joshua 8:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Only the cattle and the spoil - In the case of Jericho these were all consigned to destruction, and therefore it was criminal to take any thing pertaining to the city, as we have already seen; but in the case before us the cattle and spoils were expressly given to the conquerors by the order of God. See Joshua 8:2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 God, the righteous Judge, had sentenced the Canaanites for their wickedness; the Israelites only executed his doom. None of their conduct can be drawn into an example for others. Especial reason no doubt there was for this severity to the king of Ai; it is likely he had been notoriously wicked and vile, and a blasphemer of the God of Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281-2. The Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not--By the execution of justice on Achan, the divine wrath was averted, the Israelites were reassured, defeat was succeeded by victory; and thus the case of Ai affords a striking example of God's disciplinary government, in which chastisements for sin are often made to pave the way for the bestowment of those temporal benefits, which, on account of sin, have been withdrawn, or withheld for a time. Joshua, who had been…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Joshua
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ai
• Ambush
• Heap
• Raise
• Wait
• Deuteronomy

Commentaries on Joshua 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings