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Joshua 8:10
Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua 8:10 occurs immediately after Joshua positions an ambush west of Ai and spends the night with his troops, as the Israelite army prepares to execute the second phase of the attack on the city.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יַּשְׁכֵּ֤ם (va/i.yashkem) literally means "and he rose early," paired with בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר (ba/boqer) for "in the morning," while וַ/יִּפְקֹ֖ד (va/i.yifkod) denotes "and he mustered" or mobilized the people.
The thread — The pattern of rising early to initiate divine action appears in Genesis 22:3 when Abraham prepares for the binding of Isaac, and recurs in Joshua 3:1 and Joshua 6:12 as Joshua leads the people across the Jordan and around Jericho.
Why it lands — The text records Joshua’s immediate obedience and tactical readiness without commentary, demanding that readers recognize disciplined action as the necessary response to prior divine instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
Cross-references
- Genesis 22:3 So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.
- Joshua 3:1 Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
- Joshua 6:12 Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
- Joshua 7:16 So Joshua arose early the next morning and had Israel come forward tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was selected.
- Psalms 119:60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.