10:27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. 1 They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.) 2
1 sn For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown, see Deut 21:22-23.
2 tnHeb “to this very day.” The words “They remain” are supplied in the translation for clarification.