约书亚记 7:2
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth–aven, on the east side of Beth–el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.
Context
This verse from 约书亚记 Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. 神警告以色列人不可跟从迦南人拜偶像的习俗，即便有先知施行神迹，若引诱人去事奉外邦神，那先知必须处死；若城中有人引诱众人拜偶像，全城人民须灭绝，连城也要烧毁。
其他译本
And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and spy out the land. And the men went up and spied out Ai.
And Joshua sendeth men from Jericho to Ai, which <FI>is<Fi> near Beth-Aven, on the east of Bethel, and speaketh unto them, saying, `Go up and spy the land;' and the men go up and spy Ai,
Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is by the side of Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and said to them, Go up and make a search through the land. And the men went up and saw how Ai was placed.
交叉参考
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