Joshua 1:2

1:2 “Moses my servant is dead. Get ready! ¹  Cross the Jordan River! ²  Lead these people into the land which I am ready to hand over to them. ³ 

Joshua 1:11

1:11 “Go through the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your supplies, for within three days you will cross the Jordan River and begin the conquest of the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to you.’” ⁴ 

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. ⁵  You must help them

Joshua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ⁶  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ⁷  Give me a solemn pledge ⁸ 

Joshua 3:3

3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God ⁹  being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here ¹⁰  and walk ¹¹  behind it.

Joshua 5:13

Israel Conquers Jericho

5:13 When Joshua was near ¹²  Jericho, ¹³  he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. ¹⁴  Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?” ¹⁵ 

Joshua 5:15

5:15 The commander of the Lord’s army answered Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

Joshua 10:25

10:25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ¹⁶  Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.

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. ¹⁷ 

Joshua 14:12

14:12 Now, assign me this hill country which the Lord promised me at that time! No doubt you heard at that time that the Anakites live there in large, fortified cities. ¹⁸  But, assuming the Lord is with me, I will conquer ¹⁹  them, as the Lord promised.”

Joshua 17:15

17:15 Joshua replied to them, “Since you have so many people, ²⁰  go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”

Joshua 17:17

17:17 Joshua said to the family ²¹  of Joseph – to both Ephraim and Manasseh: “You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment.

Joshua 18:3

18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying ²²  the land the Lord God of your ancestors ²³  has given you?

Joshua 24:13

24:13 I gave you a land in ²⁴  which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of ²⁵  vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’

[1:2]  ¹ tn Heb “Get up!”

[1:2]  ² tn Heb “this Jordan”; the word “River” has been supplied in the translation for clarity (likewise in v. 11).

[1:2]  ³ tc Heb “Cross over this Jordan, you and all these people, to the land that I am giving to them, to the children of Israel.” The final phrase, “to the children of Israel,” is probably a later scribal addition specifying the identity of “these people/them.”

[1:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “to enter to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving to you to possess it.”

[1:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “But you must cross over armed for battle before your brothers, all [you] mighty men of strength.”

[2:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

[2:12]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

[2:12]  ¹² tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

[3:3]  ¹³ sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.

[3:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “set out from your place.”

[3:3]  ¹⁵ tn Or “march.”

[5:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “in.”

[5:13]  ¹⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[5:13]  ¹⁸ 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).

[5:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

[10:25]  ¹⁹ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

[14:6]  ²² 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.”

[14:12]  ²⁵ tn Heb “are there and large, fortified cities.”

[14:12]  ²⁶ tn Or “will dispossess.”

[17:15]  ²⁸ tn Heb “If you are a great people.”

[17:17]  ³¹ tn Heb “house.”

[18:3]  ³⁴ tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”

[18:3]  ³⁵ tn Or “fathers.”

[24:13]  ³⁷ tn Or perhaps, “for.”

[24:13]  ³⁸ tn The words “the produce of” are supplied for clarification.