To Ai — They were not to go into the city of Ai, but into the country belonging to it, to understand the state of the place; and the people.
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Joshua 7:2
2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.