Joshua 1:14

1:14 Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. ¹  You must help them

Joshua 3:6

3:6 Joshua told the priests, “Pick up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.” So they picked up the ark of the covenant and went ahead of the people.

Joshua 6:6

6:6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, “Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord.”

Joshua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ²  and defeated them on the steep slope. ³  The people’s ⁴  courage melted away like water. ⁵ 

Joshua 7:7

7:7 Joshua prayed, ⁶  “O, Master, Lord! Why did you bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites so they could destroy us?

Joshua 8:6

8:6 They will attack ⁷  us until we have lured them from the city, for they will say, ‘They are retreating from us like before.’ We will retreat from them.

Joshua 10:19

10:19 But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! ⁸  Don’t allow them to retreat to ⁹  their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.” ¹⁰ 

Joshua 11:20

11:20 for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses. ¹¹ 

Joshua 15:3

15:3 extended ¹²  south of the Scorpion Ascent, ¹³  crossed to Zin, went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, crossed to Hezron, went up to Addar, and turned toward Karka.

Joshua 15:11

15:11 It then extended to the slope of Ekron to the north, went toward Shikkeron, crossed to Mount Baalah, extended to Jabneel, and ended at the sea.

Joshua 18:12

18:12 Their northern border started at the Jordan, went up to the slope of Jericho ¹⁴  on the north, ascended westward to the hill country, and extended to the desert of Beth Aven.

Joshua 23:7

23:7 or associate with these nations that remain near ¹⁵  you. You must not invoke or make solemn declarations by the names of their gods! ¹⁶  You must not worship ¹⁷  or bow down to them!

Joshua 24:14

24:14 Now ¹⁸  obey ¹⁹  the Lord and worship ²⁰  him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors ²¹  worshiped ²²  beyond the Euphrates ²³  and in Egypt and worship ²⁴  the Lord.

Joshua 24:27

24:27 Joshua said to all the people, “Look, this stone will be a witness against you, for it has heard everything the Lord said to us. ²⁵  It will be a witness against you if ²⁶  you deny your God.”

[1:14]  ¹ tn Heb “But you must cross over armed for battle before your brothers, all [you] mighty men of strength.”

[7:5]  ² tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ³ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”

[7:7]  ³ tn Heb “said.”

[8:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “come out after.”

[10:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “But [as for] you, don’t stand still, chase after your enemies and attack them from the rear.”

[10:19]  ⁶ tn Or “enter into.”

[10:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “has given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.

[11:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “for from the Lord it was to harden their heart[s] to meet for the battle with Israel, in order to annihilate them, so that they would receive no mercy, in order annihilate them, as the Lord commanded Moses.”

[15:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “went out.”

[15:3]  ⁸ tn Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” (עַקְרַבִּים [’aqrabbim] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).

[18:12]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[23:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “with.”

[23:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and in the name of their gods you must not invoke and you must not make solemn declarations.” The words “and you must not make solemn declarations” are omitted in the LXX and may represent a later scribal addition to elucidate the immediately preceding command. The Hiphil of שָׁבַע (shava’) without an object occurs only here and in Josh 6:26.

[23:7]  ¹¹ tn Or “serve.”

[24:14]  ¹⁰ sn Joshua quotes the Lord’s words in vv. 2b-13 (note that the Lord speaks in the first person in these verses); in vv. 14-15 Joshua himself exhorts the people (note the third person references to the Lord).

[24:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “fear.”

[24:14]  ¹² tn Or “and serve.”

[24:14]  ¹³ tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:14]  ¹⁴ tn Or “served.”

[24:14]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

[24:14]  ¹⁶ tn Or “and serve.”

[24:27]  ¹¹ tn Heb “all the words of the Lord which he spoke with us.”

[24:27]  ¹² tn Or “lest,” “so that you might not.”