Joshua 2:14

2:14 The men said to her, “If you ¹  die, may we die too! ²  If you do not report what we’ve been up to, ³  then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance ⁴  to you.” ⁵ 

Joshua 10:28

Joshua Launches a Southern Campaign

10:28 That day Joshua captured Makkedah and put the sword to it and its king. He annihilated everyone who lived in it; he left no survivors. He did to its king what he had done to the king of Jericho. ⁶ 

Joshua 10:30

10:30 The Lord handed it and its king over to Israel, and Israel ⁷  put the sword to all who lived there; they ⁸  left no survivors. They ⁹  did to its king what they ¹⁰  had done to the king of Jericho. ¹¹ 

Joshua 10:32

10:32 The Lord handed Lachish over to Israel and they ¹²  captured it on the second day. They put the sword to all who lived there, just as they had done to Libnah.

Joshua 10:39

10:39 They ¹³  captured it, its king, and all its surrounding cities and put the sword to them. They annihilated everyone who lived there; they ¹⁴  left no survivors. They ¹⁵  did to Debir and its king what they ¹⁶  had done to Libnah and its king and to Hebron. ¹⁷ 

Joshua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ¹⁸  appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by ¹⁹  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ²⁰ 

Joshua 22:5

22:5 But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord’s servant gave you. Love ²¹  the Lord your God, follow all his instructions, ²²  obey ²³  his commands, be loyal to him, ²⁴  and serve him with all your heart and being!” ²⁵ 

[2:14]  ¹ tn The second person pronoun is masculine plural, indicating that Rahab’s entire family is in view.

[2:14]  ² tn Heb “Our lives in return for you to die.” If the lives of Rahab’s family are not spared, then the spies will pay for the broken vow with their own lives.

[2:14]  ³ tn Heb “If you do not report this matter of ours.”

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “allegiance and faithfulness.” These virtual synonyms are joined in the translation as “unswerving allegiance” to emphasize the degree of promised loyalty.

[2:14]  ⁵ tn The second person pronoun is feminine singular, referring specifically to Rahab.

[10:28]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:30]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ¹² tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ¹³ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:30]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:32]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ²¹ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ²² tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ²³ tn Heb “He”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ²⁴ tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).

[10:39]  ²⁵ tn Heb “as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, and as he did to Libnah and its king.” The clauses have been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[20:9]  ²⁶ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ²⁷ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ²⁸ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

[22:5]  ³¹ tn Heb “But be very careful to do the commandment and the law which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you, to love.”

[22:5]  ³² tn Heb “walk in all his paths.”

[22:5]  ³³ tn Or “keep.”

[22:5]  ³⁴ tn Heb “hug him.”

[22:5]  ³⁵ tn Or “soul.”