4:10 Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,
8:24 When Israel had finished killing all the men 6 of Ai who had chased them toward the desert 7 (they all fell by the sword), 8 all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.
1 tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”
2 tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”
3 tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”
4 map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
5 tn Heb “and all Israel was crossing over on dry ground until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”
9 tn Heb “residents.”
10 tn Heb “in the field, in the desert in which they chased them.”
11 tc Heb “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed.” The LXX omits the words, “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword.” They may represent a later scribal addition.