Joshua 18:26

18:26 Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

Joshua 18:1

The Tribes Meet at Shiloh

18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. ¹  Though they had subdued the land, ² 

Joshua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ³  and defeated them on the steep slope. ⁴  The people’s ⁵  courage melted away like water. ⁶ 

[18:1]  ¹ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

[18:1]  ² tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

[7:5]  ³ tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ⁴ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”