Deuteronomy 33:1

Introduction to the Blessing of Moses

33:1 This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

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. ¹ 

Joshua 14:1

Judah’s Tribal Lands

14:1 The following is a record of the territory assigned to the Israelites in the land of Canaan by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders. ² 

Joshua 17:1-2

17:1 The tribe of Manasseh, Joseph’s firstborn son, was also allotted land. ³  The descendants of Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn and the father of Gilead, received land, for they were warriors. ⁴  They were assigned Gilead and Bashan. ⁵  17:2 The rest of Manasseh’s descendants were also assigned land ⁶  by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

Joshua 8:14

8:14 When the king of Ai saw Israel, he and his whole army quickly got up the next day and went out to fight Israel at the meeting place near the Arabah. ⁷  But he did not realize ⁸  men were hiding behind the city. ⁹ 

Joshua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ¹⁰  Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! ¹¹  See, I am handing over to you ¹²  the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Joshua 6:11

6:11 So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time. ¹³  Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 6:2

6:2 The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, ¹⁵  along with its king and its warriors.

Joshua 3:17

3:17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side. ¹⁶ 

[14:6]  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.”

[14:1]  ² tn Heb “These are [the lands] which the sons of Israel received as an inheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes assigned as an inheritance to the sons of Israel.”

[17:1]  ³ tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”

[17:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”

[17:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.”

[17:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Manasseh who remained.”

[8:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “When the king of Ai saw, the men of Ai hurried and rose early and went out to meet Israel for battle, he and all his people at the meeting place before the Arabah.”

[8:14]  ⁸ tn Or “know.”

[8:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “that (there was) an ambush for him behind the city.”

[8:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

[8:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

[8:1]  ¹² tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.

[6:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “and he made the ark of the Lord go around the city, encircling one time.”

[6:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and they entered the camp and spent the night in the camp.”

[6:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “I have given into your hand Jericho.” The Hebrew verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, “I have given”) is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action. The Hebrew pronominal suffix “your” is singular, being addressed to Joshua as the leader and representative of the nation. To convey to the modern reader what is about to happen and who is doing it, the translation “I am about to defeat Jericho for you” has been used.

[3:17]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and all Israel was crossing over on dry ground until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”