Joshua 12:18

12:18 the king of Aphek (one),

the king of Lasharon (one),

Joshua 13:4

13:4 to the south; ¹  all the Canaanite territory, ²  from Arah ³  in the region of Sidon ⁴  to Aphek, as far as Amorite territory;

Joshua 13:1

The Lord Speaks to Joshua

13:1 When Joshua was very old, ⁵  the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.

Joshua 4:1

Israel Commemorates the Crossing

4:1 When the entire nation was on the other side, ⁶  the Lord told Joshua,

Joshua 4:1

Israel Commemorates the Crossing

4:1 When the entire nation was on the other side, ⁷  the Lord told Joshua,

Joshua 20:1

Israel Designates Cities of Refuge

20:1 The Lord instructed Joshua:

¹ tn Or “from Teman.” The phrase is especially problematic if taken with what follows, as the traditional verse division suggests. For further discussion see T. C. Butler, Joshua (WBC), 146.

² tn Heb “all the land of the Canaanites.”

³ tc The reading “Arah” assumes a slight emendation of the Hebrew vowel pointing. The MT reads, “and a cave,” or “and Mearah” (if one understands the word as a proper noun).

⁴ tn Heb “which belongs to the Sidonians.”

⁵ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following clause.

⁶ tn Heb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”

⁷ tn Heb “And when all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”