3:5 Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”
9:3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho 2 and Ai,
1 tn Or “Gibeath Haaraloth.” This name means “Hill of the Foreskins.” Many modern translations simply give the Hebrew name, although an explanatory note giving the meaning of the name is often included.
1 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
1 tn Or “assembly.”
2 tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”
1 tn Heb “And he did to them so and he rescued them from the hand of the sons of Israel and they did not kill them.”
1 tn Heb “made war with.”
2 tn Heb “for many days.”
1 tn Heb “Just as the
1 tn Heb “hug.”
2 tn Heb “done.”