Joshua 9:6

9:6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”

Joshua 9:9

9:9 They told him, “Your subjects 1  have come from a very distant land because of the reputation 2  of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt 3 

Joshua 9:16

9:16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby. 4 

Joshua 13:1

The Lord Speaks to Joshua

13:1 When Joshua was very old, 5  the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.

Joshua 3:4

3:4 But stay about three thousand feet behind it. 6  Keep your distance 7  so you can see 8  which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”

Joshua 5:13

Israel Conquers Jericho

5:13 When Joshua was near 9  Jericho, 10  he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. 11  Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?” 12 

Joshua 7:3

7:3 They returned and reported to Joshua, 13  “Don’t send the whole army. 14  About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. 15  Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.” 16 

Joshua 10:23

10:23 They did as ordered; 17  they brought the five kings 18  out of the cave to him – the kings of Jerusalem, 19  Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

Joshua 14:6

14:6 The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea. 20 

1 tn Or “servants.”

2 tn Heb “name.”

3 tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”

1 tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”

1 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following clause.

1 tn Heb “But there should be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits in measurement.”

2 tn Heb “do not approach it.”

3 tn Heb “know.”

1 tn Heb “in.”

2 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

3 tn Heb “he lifted up his eyes and looked. And look, a man was standing in front of him, and his sword was drawn in his hand.” The verb הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the reader to view the scene through Joshua’s eyes. By calling the stranger “a man,” the author reflects Joshua’s perspective. The text shortly reveals his true identity (vv. 14-15).

4 tn Heb “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

1 tn Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”

2 tn Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”

3 tn Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”

4 tn Heb “all the people for they are small.”

1 tn Heb “they did so.”

2 tn Heb “these five kings.”

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

1 tn Heb “You know the word which the Lord spoke to Moses, the man of God, because of me and because of you in Kadesh Barnea.”