5:1 When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they 2 crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites. 3
1 tn Heb “Then you may return to the land of your possession and possess it, that which Moses, the
2 tc Another textual tradition has, “while we crossed.”
3 tn Heb “their heart[s] melted and there was no longer in them breathe because of the sons of Israel.”
3 tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”
4 tn Or “to serve.”
5 tn Or “will serve.”
6 tn Heb “your fathers.”
7 tn Or “served.”
8 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.
9 tn Heb “house.”
10 tn Or “will serve.”