Joshua 8:18

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¹⁸The Lord told Joshua, “Hold out toward Ai the curved sword^[a] in your hand, for I am handing the city^[b] over to you.” So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.

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Joshua 8:18 tn Traditionally “spear,” but see HALOT 472 s.v. כִּידוֹן, which argues based upon evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls that this term refers to a curved sword of some type; note the definition “scimitar” given there.
Joshua 8:18 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Ai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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