Joshua 1:3

1:3 I am handing over to you every place you set foot, as I promised Moses. ¹ 

Joshua 20:2

20:2 “Have the Israelites select ²  the cities of refuge ³  that I told you about through Moses.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “Every place on which the sole of your foot walks, to you I have given it, as I said to Moses.” The second person pronouns in vv. 3-4 are plural, indicating that all the people are addressed here. The verbal form נְתַתִּיו (nÿtattiv, “I have given it”) is probably a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action. Another option is to translate, “I have already assigned it.” In this case the verb would probably refer to the Lord’s decree to Abraham that he would give this land to his descendants.

[20:2]  ² tn Heb “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘Set aside for yourselves.’”

[20:2]  ³ tn Or “asylum.”