SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:24
Y cuando los israelitas acabaron de matar a todos los moradores de Hai en el campo, en el desierto, donde ellos los habían perseguido, y que todos habían caído a filo de espada hasta ser consumidos, todos los israelitas se tornaron a Hai, y también la pusieron a cuchillo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Joshua 8:24
Verse 24. Returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.] This must refer to the women, children, and old persons, left behind; for it is likely that all the effective men had sallied out when they imagined the Israelites had fled. See ver. 16.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai , etc.] That came out against them: in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them ; both in the arable lands that were sown with corn, and now clothed with it, the wheat especially, not being gathered in, as not yet ripe, and in the pasture ground, designed by the wilderness, (see Joshua 8:15); so Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it: and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword ; and were slain by it: until they were consumed ; and not one left: that all the Israelites returned unto Ai ; both the ambush that came out of it, and the army that came against it: and smote it with the edge of the sword ; that is, the inhabitants that were left in it unfit for war, as old men, infirm persons, women and children, as follows.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 n 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.
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 ככלות 3615 ישׂראל 3478 להרג 2026 את 853 כל 3605 ישׁבי 3427 העי 5857 בשׂדה 7704 במדבר 4057 אשׁר 834 רדפום 7291 בו ויפלו 5307 כלם 3605 לפי 6310 חרב 2719 עד 5704 תמם 8552 וישׁבו 7725 כל 3605 ישׂראל 3478 העי 5857 ויכו 5221 אתה 853 לפי 6310 חרב׃ 2719
