Joshua 16:7

16:7 It then descended from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho, ¹  and extended to the Jordan River. ² 

Joshua 18:18

18:18 It crossed to the slope in front of the Arabah to the north and descended into the Arabah.

Joshua 18:16

18:16 The border then descended to the edge of the hill country near the Valley of Ben Hinnom located in the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. It descended through the Valley of Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites to the south and then down to En Rogel.

Joshua 2:15

2:15 Then Rahab ³  let them down by a rope ⁴  through the window. (Her ⁵  house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.) ⁶ 

Joshua 3:16

3:16 the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. ⁷  It piled up far upstream ⁸  at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). ⁹  The people crossed the river opposite Jericho. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 2:23

2:23 Then the two men returned – they came down from the hills, crossed the river, ¹¹  came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

Joshua 16:3

16:3 It then descended westward to Japhletite territory, as far as the territory of lower Beth Horon and Gezer, and ended at the sea.

Joshua 18:17

18:17 It went northward, extending to En Shemesh and Geliloth opposite the Pass ¹²  of Adummim, and descended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

Joshua 24:4

24:4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, ¹³  while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

Joshua 2:18

2:18 When we invade the land ¹⁴ , tie this red rope ¹⁵  in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house. ¹⁶ 

Joshua 3:13

3:13 When the feet ¹⁷  of the priests carrying the ark of the Lord, the Ruler ¹⁸  of the whole earth, touch ¹⁹  the water of the Jordan, the water coming downstream toward you will stop flowing and pile up.” ²⁰ 

Joshua 10:27

10:27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees. ²¹  They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.) ²² 

Joshua 15:10

15:10 It then turned from Baalah westward to Mount Seir, crossed to the slope of Mount Jearim on the north (that is Kesalon), descended to Beth Shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.

Joshua 17:9

17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, ²³  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea.

Joshua 18:13

18:13 It then crossed from there to Luz, to the slope of Luz to the south (that is, Bethel), ²⁴  and descended to Ataroth Addar located on the hill that is south of lower Beth Horon.

Joshua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ²⁵  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ²⁶  They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day). ²⁷ 

[16:7]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[16:7]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:15]  ⁴ tc The phrase “by a rope” is omitted in the LXX. It may be a later clarifying addition. If original, the omission in the LXX is likely due to an error of homoioarcton. A scribe’s or translator’s eye could have jumped from the initial ב (bet) in the phrase בַּחֶבֶל (bakhevel, “with a rope”) to the initial ב on the immediately following בְּעַד (bÿ’ad, “through”) and accidentally omitted the intervening letters.

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “For her house.”

[2:15]  ⁶ tc These explanatory statements are omitted in the LXX and probably represent a later scribal addition.

[3:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “the waters descending from above stood still.”

[3:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “they stood in one pile very far away.”

[3:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “the [waters] descending toward the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) were completely cut off.”

[3:16]  ⁸ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[2:23]  ⁷ tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, are added for clarification.

[18:17]  ⁹ tn Or “ascent.”

[24:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I gave to Esau Mount Seir to possess it.”

[2:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “Look! We are about to enter the land.”

[2:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the cord of this red thread.”

[2:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and your father and your mother and your brothers and all the house of your father gather to yourself to the house.”

[3:13]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the soles of the feet.”

[3:13]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Lord”; or “Master.”

[3:13]  ¹⁷ tn Or “rest in.”

[3:13]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “the waters of the Jordan, the waters descending from above, will be cut off so that they will stand in one pile.”

[10:27]  ¹⁷ sn For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown, see Deut 21:22-23.

[10:27]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “to this very day.” The words “They remain” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[17:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”

[18:13]  ²¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:29]  ²³ tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:29]  ²⁴ sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

[8:29]  ²⁵ tn Heb “to this day.”