[和合本] 他挑了约有五千人，使他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间，就是在艾城的西边。
[新标点] 他挑了约有五千人，使他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间，就是在艾城的西边，
[和合修] 他选了约五千人，安排他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城的中间，就是艾城的西边。
[新译本] 约书亚挑了大约五千人，要他们埋伏在伯特利和艾城中间，就是艾城的西面。
[当代修] 约书亚选了五千人，让他们埋伏在艾城和伯特利之间，就是艾城的西面。
[现代修] 约书亚派了大约五千人埋伏在城的西边，在艾城和伯特利之间。
[吕振中] 他大约取了五千人，叫他们埋伏在伯特利与艾之间、是在城（有古卷：艾城）西边，
[思高本] 若苏厄调了约五千人，令他们埋伏在贝特耳与哈依之间，即在哈依西面。
[文理本] 又简五千人伏于艾西、在伯特利与艾之间、
[GNT] He took about five thousand men and put them in hiding west of the city, between Ai and Bethel.
[BBE] And taking about five thousand men, he put them in position for a surprise attack on the west side of Ai, between Beth-el and Ai.
[KJV] And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
[NKJV] So he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
[KJ21] And he took about five thousand men and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
[NASB] Then he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the (I.e., Ai)city.
[NRSV] Taking about five thousand men, he set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
[WEB] He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
[ESV] He took about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
[NIV] Joshua had taken about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
[NIrV] Joshua had chosen about 5,000 soldiers. He had ordered them to hide in a place west of Ai. It was between Bethel and Ai.
[HCSB] Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
[CSB] Now Joshua had taken about 5,000 men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, to the west of the city.
[AMP] And he took about five thousand men and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, west of the city.
[NLT] That night Joshua sent 5,000 men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the town.
[YLT] And he taketh about five thousand men, and setteth them an ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west of the city;