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{Joshua 8:26} For Joshua 3091 drew 7725 z0 not x3808 his hand 3027 back, y7725 z8689 wherewith x834 he stretched out 5186 z8804 the spear, 3591 until x5704 x834 he had utterly destroyed 2763 z8689 x853 all x3605 the inhabitants 3427 z8802 of Ai. 5857
Joshua:
Joshua seems to have been not only the general but the standard-bearer of the army ("And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Joshua,ª Stretch outª° the spearª that¹ [is] in thy handª toward¹ Ai;ª for¹ I will giveª° it into thine hand.ª And Joshuaª stretched outª° the spearª that¹ [he had] in his handª toward¹ the city.ª" {Jsh 8:18}), and continued in this employment, by holding up or extending his spear, during the whole of the battle; and did not slacken from the pursuit till the forces of Ai were utterly discomfited. Some commentators, however, understand this action in a figurative sense, like the holding up of Moses' hands, as if it implied that Joshua continued in prayer for the success of his troops, nor ceased till the armies of Ai were annihilated, and the city taken and destroyed.
drew not:
"And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Joshua,ª Stretch outª° the spearª that¹ [is] in thy handª toward¹ Ai;ª for¹ I will giveª° it into thine hand.ª And Joshuaª stretched outª° the spearª that¹ [he had] in his handª toward¹ the city.ª" {Jsh 8:18} + "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ Mosesª held upª° his hand,ª that Israelª prevailed:ª° and when¹ he let downª° his hand,ª Amalekª prevailed.ª° ... But Moses'ª handsª [were] heavy;ª and they tookª° a stone,ª and putª° [it] under¹ him, and he satª° thereon;¹ and Aaronª and Hurª stayed upª° his hands,ª the one¹ on the one side,²¹¹ and the other¹ on the other side;²¹¹ and his handsª were¹ steadyª until¹ the going downª° of the sun.ª" {Exd 17:11-12}

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