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NASB					Josh 8:29 ^AHe hanged⁸⁵¹⁸ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Ai⁵⁸⁵⁷ on a tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ evening⁶¹⁵³; and at sunset⁸¹²¹^,⁹³⁵ Joshua³⁰⁹¹ gave⁶⁶⁸⁰ command⁶⁶⁸⁰ and they took³³⁸¹ his body⁵⁰³⁸ down³³⁸¹ from the tree⁶⁰⁸⁶ and threw⁷⁹⁹³ it at the entrance⁶⁶⁰⁷ of the city^5892b gate⁸¹⁷⁹, and raised⁶⁹⁶⁵ over⁵⁹²¹ it a great¹⁴¹⁹ heap¹⁵³⁰ of stones⁶⁸ that stands to this²⁰⁸⁸ day³¹¹⁷.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Josh 8:29 He ¹hanged [the body of] the king of Ai on a tree [leaving it there] until evening; at sunset Joshua gave a command and they took the body down from the tree and dumped it at the entrance of the city gate, and piled a great heap of stones over it that stands to this day.

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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This was not an execution by hanging; the king was killed beforehand, probably with a sword, then his body was hung up (or impaled) to further shame him in the minds of others.

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Deut 21:22 ¶ "If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree,

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Greek Heb.

eben (6b); a prim. root; a stone:--another(1), charm*(1), cornerstone*(1), death(1), differing weights(3), hailstones*(4), jeweler*(1), lapis lazuli*(1), line*(1), plumb line(1), plumb*(1), rock(2), rocks(1), slingstones*(1), stone(106), stonecutters*(1), stonemasons*(1), stones(125), weight(4), weights(3).

935

bo (97c); a prim. root; to come in, come, go in, go:--actually come(1), advanced(8), alight(1), apply(1), approach(1), arrival(1), arrive(3), arrived(11), arrives(1), associate(4), attacks(1), attain(4), befalls(1), border(1), born(1), bring(246), bring it to pass(1), bringing(21), brings(9), brought(255), brought it to pass(2), came(590), came and brought(2), came and invaded(1), came to pass(3), came*(1), can get(1), carried(2), carry(1), certainly come(2), come(511), come and let us go(1), come from going(1), come to pass(3), comes(90), comes to pass(2), coming(106), departed(1), devoured*(2), enter(127), enter and go(1), entered(74), entering(14), enters(16), entrance(10), extended(1), fall(1), fallen(1), far*(1), followed(1), follows*(2), fulfilled(2), gave(1), get(2), give(1), go(147), go through(1), go*(2), goes(17), going(8), gone(7), granted(1), had(2), harbor(1), harvest(1), imported(1), indeed come(1), inserted(2), invade(1), invade when they came(1), invaded(1), invades(1), keep on coming(1), laid(1), Lebo-hamath(6), led(3), lifted(1), mentioned(1), migration(1), now(1), once(1), planned*(1), present(1), presented(1), presenting(1), press(1), proceed*(1), put(8), putting(1), reach(1), reached(4), reached the age(1), reenter*(2), replace*(1), reported(1), return(2), return*(1), returned(1), returned*(1), runs(1), set(6), sets(4), shedding(1), spring(1), stand(2), sundown*(1), sunset*(5), support*(1), surely comes(1), take(2), take place(1), takes(1), taking(1), threatened*(1), took(1), took place(1), traversing(1), visit*(1), went(109), went through(1).

1419

gadol (152d); from 1431; great:--all*(2), bigger(1), bitterly(1), bitterly*(3), deep(1), elder(3), exceedingly(2), extremely*(2), far more(1), Great(12), great(340), great man(2), great men(7), great one(1), great ones(1), great things(7), greater(18), greatest(9), greatly(3), greatness(1), hard(1), heavy(2), high(21), highest(1), impressed(1), large(30), larger(1), loud(22), loudly(1), main(1), major(1), many(1), marvelous(1), mighty(1), mighty and great(1), more*(1), much(1), nobles(1), old(1), older(8), oldest(3), prominent(1), rich(1), screamed*(1), severe(1), spacious(1), vast(1), very*(2), violently*(1).

1530

gal (164c); from 1556; a heap, wave, billow:--billows(1), heap(13), heaps(2), rock garden(1), rock pile(1), ruins(1), stone heaps(1), waves(14).

2088

zeh (260a); a prim. pron.; this, here:--another(5), both sides*(1), both*(1), completely*(1), daylight*(1), each side(1), either side(1), ever(3), first woman(1), follows(1), here(29), how*(3), itself(1), just(1), morning(1), now(1), now*(1), one(12), one and another(1), one as well as another(1), one out to another(1), one side and the other(1), one while another(2), one side(11), one thing(1), origin*(1), other(12), other on the other side(1), other side(2), purpose(2), really(2), same(10), side(4), side and on the other(6), similarly(1), so(3), such(13), such a thing(2), then(9), there(4), therefore*(1), these(40), these to this(1), this(1230), this and these(1), this is what(3), this one(22), this side(2), this thing(1), this way(2), this woman(1), those(1), thus(7), thus*(1), today*(1), what(2), what*(3), where(1), where*(1), which(2), which*(2), why*(2).

3091

Yehoshua or
Yehoshua (221c); from 3068 and 3467; "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.:--Jeshua(28), Joshua(219).

3117

yom (398a); a prim. root; day:--afternoon*(1), age(8), age*(1), all(1), always*(14), amount*(2), battle(1), birthday*(1), Chronicles*(38), completely*(1), continually*(14), course*(1), daily(22), daily the days(1), day(1115), day of the days(1), day that the period(1), day's(6), day's every day(1), daylight*(1), days(635), days on the day(1), days to day(1), days you shall daily(1), days ago(1), days'(11), each(1), each day(4), entire(2), eternity(1), evening*(1), ever in your life*(1), every day(2), fate(1), first(5), forever*(11), forevermore*(1), full(5), full year(1), future*(1), holiday*(3), later*(2), length(1), life(12), life*(1), lifetime(2), lifetime*(1), live(1), long(2), long as i live(1), long*(11), midday*(1), now(5), older*(1), once(2), period(3), perpetually*(2), present(1), recently(1), reigns(1), ripe*(1), short-lived*(1), so long*(1), some time(1), survived*(2), time(45), time*(1), times*(2), today(172), today*(1), usual(1), very old*(1), when(10), when the days(1), whenever(1), while(3), whole(2), year(10), yearly(5), years(13), yesterday*(1).

3381

yarad (432c); a prim. root; to come or go down, descend:--alighted(1), bowed(1), bring(1), bring him down(2), bring his down(1), bring it down(1), bring me down(2), bring my down(3), bring the down(1), bring them down(10), bring you down(5), bring your down(1), brings(1), brings down(3), brought him down(4), brought it down(1), brought the down(3), brought them down(1), brought down(5), came(1), came down(35), carry down(1), come(1), come down(48), comes down(3), coming down(10), departed(1), descend(7), descended(4), descending(2), descends(1), dismounted(1), dissolved(1), do so(1), down(5), down*(2), fall(2), fallen(1), falls(1), fell(1), flow down(2), flowing down(4), go(1), go down(81), go*(2), goes down(2), going down(3), gone below(1), gone down(9), indeed came down(1), let them down(1), let us down(1), let...down(1), lowered(3), once(1), poured(1), poured down(1), pull down(1), put down(1), put off(1), run down(5), sank down(1), shed(2), stepped down(1), take it down(1), take down(1), taken him down(1), taken down(2), thrust down(1), took his down(1), took them down(1), took down(2), tread(1), went(2), went down(70).

4428

melek (572d); from an unused word; king:--King(253), king(1730), King's(6), king's(241), kingdom(1), Kings(41), kings(241), kings'(2), royal(5).

5038

nebelah (615c); from 5034b; a carcass, corpse:--body(11), carcass(10), carcasses(11), corpse(2), corpses(3), dead bodies(3), dead body(2), died a natural death(1), dies(1), natural death(1), what died(1), which dies(3).

5704

ad (723d); from 5710a; as far as, even to, up to, until, while:--account(1), afar*(1), after(1), all the way(1), along(1), before(7), before*(3), beside*(1), beyond(2), beyond*(1), both*(1), completely*(1), either...or(1), equal(1), even(24), even including(1), exceedingly*(3), extremely*(1), far(131), far*(1), forever*(66), forevermore*(1), here*(2), how many*(2), including(1), like(2), little while*(1), long(23), long*(25), momentary*(1), never*(2), only(1), or(9), over(1), over there*(1), point(1), reaching(1), since*(1), so long(1), still*(1), there(1), threatened*(1), till(3), time(1), toward(1), unfathomable*(1), until(365), until the when(1), until*(43), utterly*(3), very(1), very*(2), violently*(1), when(1), when*(1), while(7), while i was still(1), within(1), without*(2), yet(1), yet*(1).

5857

Ay or
Ayya or
Ayyath (743a); of unc. der.; a Canaanite city:--Ai(37), Aiath(1), Aija(1), Ayyah(1).

5892b

ir or
ar or
ayar (746b); of unc. der.; city, town:--cities(420), cities each(1), city(643), city and its towns(1), each and city(3), each city(1), every city(1), inner room(1), town(5), towns(4).

5921

al (752c); from 5927; upon, above, over:--about(27), about*(1), above(43), above*(16), accordance(2), accordance*(1), according(40), according*(2), account(11), account*(2), across*(1), addition(4), addition*(1), afflicted(1), after(14), after*(1), against(536), against*(1), along(11), alongside*(1), although(1), among(7), around(11), attention*(1), because(82), because*(49), before(10), before*(19), behalf(18), behind*(2), beside(47), beside*(6), besides(5), besiege*(1), besieged*(13), besieging(1), besieging*(5), better than(1), between(1), beyond(3), beyond*(1), bordered*(1), care(1), carried(1), charge(31), charge*(1), command(1), committed(1), concerning(97), concerning*(5), confront(1), confront*(1), connection(1), conquer*(1), consider*(3), considered*(2), contrary(1), corresponding(2), corresponding*(1), crowns(1), defiance*(1), despite(1), due(1), duty(1), east*(7), encouragingly*(2), engaged(1), even(1), everywhere*(1), faces*(1), facing*(1), far(2), forsaking*(1), full*(1), fully*(1), have charge(1), inasmuch*(5), instead*(1), leave*(1), length*(1), more than(2), much(1), named*(1), near(4), next(9), next*(13), now*(1), obliging*(1), off(6), off*(5), opposed(1), opposite(1), opposite*(4), ornamented*(1), over(538), over*(6), overflowing*(1), overflows*(1), overlooks*(3), part(1), planned*(1), pleased*(1), pleases*(2), presence(2), pressed*(1), prompts*(1), reason(2), reason*(6), received(1), regard(3), regarding(1), respect(1), responsibility(1), ruthlessly*(1), sake(4), sake*(1), sakes(2), settled*(1), since*(1), so(1), so*(2), sorrow(1), spite(2), steward*(4), surround*(1), sworn*(1), task(1), than(1), than were over(1), theirs*(1), therefore*(139), thereon(1), through(3), throughout(3), together(3), too(3), top(1), top*(2), toward(20), toward*(5), under(12), until(1), upright*(2), upside*(1), urged*(1), view(1), way(1), when(1), where(1), where*(5), wherever*(2), while(1), why*(10), within(13), within*(1), wore(1).

6086

ets (781c); from an unused word; tree, trees, wood:--carpenters*(4), framework(1), gallows(9), handle(1), logs(1), shaft(3), stalks(1), stick(8), sticks(3), timber(19), timbers(5), tree(74), trees(71), wild*(1), wood(111), wooden(6).

6153

ereb (787d); from an unused word; evening:--evening(114), evening*(1), evenings(2), every evening(1), night(2), sunset(1), twilight(11).

6607

pethach (835d); from 6605a; opening, doorway, entrance:--door(16), doors(6), doorway(81), doorway at the entrance(1), doorways(3), entrance(43), entrances(1), entry(1), gate(1), gates(1), gateway(1), gateway*(2), opening(1), openings(3).

6680

tsavah (845b); a prim. root; to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order:--appoint(1), appointed(4), appoints(1), charge(5), charged(17), charging(1), command(56), commanded(332), commander(1), commanding(18), commands(6), commission(3), commissioned(4), commit(1), gave a command(1), gave them a charge(1), gave command(2), gave commandment(2), gave orders(2), give his charge(1), give you in commandment(1), give you charge(1), give orders(3), given(1), given a command(1), given it an order(1), given command(1), given commandment(1), giving(1), instructed(1), issued a command(2), laid(1), laid down(1), ordained(4), order(4), ordered(5), put(1), sent(1), set his in order(1), set your in order(2).

6965

qum (877c); a prim. root; to arise, stand up, stand:--accomplished(1), accuses(1), arise(103), arise and let us go(1), arisen(1), arises(6), arose(136), assailants(1), assume(1), avail(1), brighter(1), build(1), carried(3), carry(4), caused(1), certainly help(1), certainly help him to raise(1), come(2), confirm(13), confirmed(3), confirming(1), confirms(1), deeded over(2), dim(1), endure(4), enemies(1), erect(2), erected(10), establish(20), established(11), fulfill(3), fulfilled(4), fulfillment(1), get(8), gets(1), go ahead(1), go ahead and confirm(1), got(2), grown(1), lift(2), make it good(1), obliging*(1), observed(2), opponent(1), pass(1), passes(1), posted(1), prepared(1), raise(29), raised(12), raises(3), raising(1), remained(1), restore(1), rise(73), risen(11), rises(10), rising(2), rose(36), rouse(2), set(22), setting(1), spent(1), stand(31), stands(2), station(1), stirred(1), stood(8), strengthen(1), succeed(1), surely stand(1), take his stand(1), taken(1).

7993

shalak (1020d); a prim. root; to throw, fling, cast:--brings him down(1), cast(41), cast it away(1), cast me away(2), cast me off(1), cast them away(1), cast away(5), cast down(2), cast off(1), casts(1), dropped(1), fling(2), hurl(1), hurled(2), left(1), risked*(1), snatched(1), stretching(1), threw(29), threw her down(1), threw his down(1), threw them down(1), threw down(1), throw(13), throw it down(1), throw them away(1), throw away(1), thrown(8), thrown away(1), thrown down(1).

8121

shemesh (1039a); from an unused word; sun:--battlements(1), daylight(1), daylight*(1), east side*(2), east*(7), sun(109), sun's(1), sundown*(1), sunrise*(3), sunset*(6), west*(1).

8179

shaar (1044c); from an unused word; a gate:--cities(2), city(2), court(2), courts(1), each gate(1), every gate(1), every gate(1), Gate(49), gate(195), gatekeepers*(1), gates(88), gateway(4), gateway*(2), town(6), towns(13).

8518

talah (1067d); a prim. root; to hang:--hang(5), hanged(13), hanging(2), hangs(1), hung(7).

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