Joshua 2:18

2:18 When we invade the land ¹ , tie this red rope ²  in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house. ³ 

Joshua 8:20

8:20 When the men of Ai turned around, they saw ⁴  the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. ⁵  In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.

Joshua 22:11

22:11 The Israelites received this report: ⁶  “Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to ⁷  the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”

Joshua 24:27

24:27 Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. ⁸  It will be a witness against you if ⁹  you deny your God.”

¹ tn Heb “Look! We are about to enter the land.”

² tn Heb “the cord of this red thread.”

³ tn Heb “and your father and your mother and your brothers and all the house of your father gather to yourself to the house.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they saw, and look.” The Hebrew term הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) draws attention to the scene and invites the audience to view the events from the perspective of the men of Ai.

⁵ tn Heb “and there was not in them hands to flee here or there.” The Hebrew term יָדַיִם (yadayim, “hands”) is idiomatic for “strength.”

⁷ tn Heb “the sons of Israel heard, saying.”

⁸ tn Heb “toward the front of.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “all the words of the Lord which he spoke with us.”

¹¹ tn Or “lest,” “so that you might not.”