4:19 The people went up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month 1 and camped in Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. 2
23:9 “The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you 6 to this very day.
1 sn The first month was the month Abib (= late March-early April in the modern calendar). The Passover in Egypt also occurred on the tenth day of the first month (Exod 12:2; 13:4).
2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.
3 tn Heb “your brothers” (also in vv. 4, 7), but this does not refer to siblings or necessarily even to relatives. It refers to the Israelites of the remaining tribes.
4 tn Heb “these many days.”
5 tn Heb “you have kept the charge of the command of the
5 tn Heb “not a man has stood before you.”