11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn 1 their chariots.”
39:9 “‘Then those who live in the cities of Israel will go out and use the weapons for kindling 2 – the shields, 3 bows and arrows, war clubs and spears – they will burn them for seven years. 39:10 They will not need to take 4 wood from the field or cut down trees from the forests, because they will make fires with the weapons. They will take the loot from those who looted them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them, 5 declares the sovereign Lord.
1 tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.
2 tn Heb “burn and kindle the weapons.”
3 tn Two different types of shields are specified in the Hebrew text.
4 tn Heb “they will not carry.”
5 tn Heb “loot their looters and plunder their plunderers.”