9:3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho 5 and Ai,
12:9 the king of Jericho 8 (one),
the king of Ai – located near Bethel – (one),
13:32 These are the land assignments made by Moses 13 on the plains of Moab east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho. 14
1 tn Heb “We are free from this oath of yours which you made us swear.” The words “unless the following conditions are met” are not in the Hebrew text, but are added for clarification.
2 tn Heb “and if you report this matter of ours.”
3 tn Heb “these,” referring specifically to the twelve stones mentioned in vv. 3-7.
4 tn Heb “turned [the] back.”
5 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
6 tn Heb “and to the kings who [are] from the north in.”
7 tn Heb “Chinneroth,” a city and plain located in the territory of Naphtali in Galilee (BDB 490 s.v. כִּנֶּרֶת, כִּנֲרוֹת).
7 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
8 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.
9 tn Heb “all the land of the Canaanites.”
10 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).
11 tn Heb “which belongs to the Sidonians.”
9 tn Heb “These are [the lands] which Moses gave as an inheritance.”
10 tn Heb “beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.
10 tn Heb “and the allotted portions of Manasseh fell out ten.”
11 tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”
12 tn Heb “this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Asher.”
13 tn Heb “in the territory of his inheritance.”