Joshua 10:18

10:18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it. ¹ 

Joshua 8:10

8:10 Bright and early the next morning Joshua gathered ²  the army, ³  and he and the leaders ⁴  of Israel marched ⁵  at the head of it ⁶  to Ai.

[10:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and appoint by it men to guard them.”

[8:10]  ² tn Or “summoned, mustered.”

[8:10]  ³ tn Heb “the people.”

[8:10]  ⁴ tn Or “elders.”

[8:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up.”

[8:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “them” (referring to “the people” in the previous clause, which requires a plural pronoun). Since the translation used “army” in the previous clause, a singular pronoun (“it”) is required in English.