King James Version (KJV)
And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. {of...: or, of Ai}
Modern English
He took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city.
Hebrew
וַיִּקַּ֕ח כַּחֲמֵ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִ֑ישׁ וַיָּ֨שֶׂם אוֹתָ֜ם אֹרֵ֗ב בֵּ֧ין בֵּֽית־אֵ֛ל וּבֵ֥ין הָעַ֖י מִיָּ֥ם לָעִֽיר׃
vayiqaḥ kaḥameshet ʾalapiym ʾiysh vayashem ʾvotam ʾoreb beyn beyt-ʾel vbeyn haʿay miyam laʿiyr