5who killed about thirty-six of them. They chased the Israelites from the city gate as far as the stone quarries and struck them down on the slopes. At this the hearts of the people melted in fear and became like water.
5And the men of Ai struck and killed about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them 7:5 Lit beforefrom the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them on the mountainside; and the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
5The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
5The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of Israel’s men, and chased them from the gate as far as [the bluffs of] Shebarim and struck them down as they descended [the steep pass], so the hearts of the people melted [in despair and began to doubt God’s promise] and became like water (disheartened).
5And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries7:5 Or as far as Shebarim and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
5They chased the Israelites from the city gate all the way to Shebarim. They killed about 36 of them on the way down. So the Israelites were terrified.