10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, 5 heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho 6 and its king. 7 He also heard how 8 the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.
18:8 When the men started out, Joshua told those going to map out the land, “Go, walk through the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will draw lots for you before the Lord here in Shiloh.”
1 tn Heb “were cut off from before.”
2 tn Heb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”
1 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.
2 tn Heb “and there was not in them hands to flee here or there.” The Hebrew term יָדַיִם (yadayim, “hands”) is idiomatic for “strength.”
1 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
3 tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”
4 tn Heb “and how.”
1 tn Heb “has given rest to your brothers.”
2 tn Heb “tents.”
3 tn Heb “the land of your possession.”
1 tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”
2 tn Heb “to do the service of the
3 tn Or “peace offerings.”
4 tn Heb “You have no portion in the