Joshua 8:7

you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Joshua addresses his concealed troops after outlining the feigned retreat, telling them to rise from their position and capture the city. He follows this order by noting that Yahweh will deliver the city into their hands.

The words — The verb תָּקֻמוּ (ta.Ku.mu) commands the unit to "arise" from the ambush (הָ/אוֹרֵב), while וּ/נְתָנָ֛/הּ (u./ne.ta.Na/h) states Yahweh will "give" the city to them.

The thread — This promise of divine delivery mirrors the earlier assurance that Yahweh would hand Ai over to Joshua (Joshua 8:1) and reflects the broader biblical principle that no human strategy can override divine action (Proverbs 21:30).

Why it lands — The verse demands that the reader acknowledge military execution depends on obeying the specific command to move from concealment, not on independent tactical calculation.

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The Hebrew words

וְאַתֶּ֗םve./'a.Temand/ you תָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ta.Ku.muyou will arise מֵהָ֣אוֹרֵ֔בme./Ha./'o.Revfrom/ the/ ambush וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֖םve./ho.rash.Temand/ you will take possession of אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָעִ֑ירha./'Irthe/ city וּנְתָנָ֛הּu./ne.ta.Na/hand/ he will give/ it יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei./KhemGod/ your בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃be./yed./Khemin/ hand/ your

King James Version

Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the Lord your God will deliver it into your hand.

Cross-references

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Joshua 8:1 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
2 Kings 5:1 Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.