Joshua 15:9

15:9 It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim).

Joshua 15:60

15:60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah – a total of two cities and their towns.

Joshua 15:1

15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. ¹ 

Joshua 7:1-2

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ²  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ³  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ⁴  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ⁵ 

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ⁶  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ⁷ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ⁸  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ⁹ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 6:2

6:2 The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, ¹⁰  along with its king and its warriors.

Joshua 6:1

6:1 Now Jericho ¹¹  was shut tightly ¹²  because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter. ¹³ 

Joshua 13:5-6

13:5 the territory of Byblos ¹⁴  and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath. ¹⁵  13:6 I will drive out before the Israelites all who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, ¹⁶  all the Sidonians; you be sure to parcel it out to Israel as I instructed you.” ¹⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”

² tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

³ tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

⁴ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

⁵ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

⁶ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁷ map For the location of Bethel see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

⁸ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁹ map For the location of Bethel see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

¹⁰ tn Heb “I have given into your hand Jericho.” The Hebrew verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, “I have given”) is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action. The Hebrew pronominal suffix “your” is singular, being addressed to Joshua as the leader and representative of the nation. To convey to the modern reader what is about to happen and who is doing it, the translation “I am about to defeat Jericho for you” has been used.

¹¹ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹² tn Heb “was shutting and shut up.” HALOT 2:743 paraphrases, “blocking [any way of access] and blocked [against any who would leave].”

¹³ tn Heb “there was no one going out and there was no one coming in.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and the land of the Gebalites.”

¹⁵ tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.” Most modern translations take the phrase “Lebo Hamath” to be a proper name, but often provide a note with the alternative, where “Hamath” is the proper name and לְבוֹא (lÿvo’) is taken to mean “entrance to.”

¹⁶ tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 2:641).

¹⁷ tn Heb “only you, assign it by lots to Israel as an inheritance as I commanded you.”