Joshua 1:18

1:18 Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. ¹  But ²  be strong and brave!”

Joshua 9:21

9:21 The leaders then added, ³  “Let them live.” So they became ⁴  woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided. ⁵ 

Joshua 22:2

22:2 and told them: “You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the Lord’s servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you. ⁶ 

Joshua 23:2-3

23:2 So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old. 23:3 You saw everything the Lord your God did to all these nations on your behalf, for the Lord your God fights for you. ⁷ 

[1:18]  ¹ tn Heb “any man who rebels against your mouth and does not listen to your words, to all which you command us, will be put to death.”

[1:18]  ² tn Or “Only.” Here and in v. 17 this word qualifies what precedes (see also v. 7).

[9:21]  ³ tc Heb “and the leaders said to them.” The LXX omits the words “and the leaders said to them.”

[9:21]  ⁴ tn The vav (ו) consecutive construction in the Hebrew text suggests that the narrative resumes at this point. The LXX reads here, “and they will be,” understanding what follows to be a continuation of the leaders’ words rather than a comment by the narrator.

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “as the leaders said to them.”

[22:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “You have kept all which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you, and you have listened to my voice, to all which I commanded you.”

[23:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “for the Lord your God, he [is] the one who fights for you.”