Joshua 2:3

2:3 So the king of Jericho sent this order to Rahab: ¹  “Turn over ²  the men who came to you ³  – the ones who came to your house ⁴  – for they have come to spy on the whole land!”

Joshua 4:8

4:8 The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the Lord had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.

Joshua 5:14

5:14 He answered, ⁵  “Truly I am the commander of the Lord’s army. ⁶  Now I have arrived!” ⁷  Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground ⁸  and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?”

Joshua 6:6

6:6 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and instructed them, “Pick up the ark of the covenant, and seven priests must carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the Lord.”

Joshua 7:3

7:3 They returned and reported to Joshua, ⁹  “Don’t send the whole army. ¹⁰  About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. ¹¹  Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.” ¹² 

Joshua 9:11

9:11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them, “We are willing to be your subjects. ¹³  Make a treaty with us.”’

Joshua 15:8-10

15:8 It then went up the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the slope of the Jebusites on the south (that is, Jerusalem), ¹⁴  going up to the top of the hill opposite the Valley of Ben Hinnom to the west, which is at the end of the Valley of the Rephaites to the north. 15:9 It then went from the top of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, extended to the cities of Mount Ephron, and went to Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 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 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 20:4

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ¹⁵  should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. ¹⁶  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ¹⁷ 

Joshua 22:8

22:8 saying, “Take home ¹⁸  great wealth, a lot of cattle, ¹⁹  silver, gold, bronze, iron, and a lot of ²⁰  clothing. Divide up the goods captured from your enemies with your brothers.”

Joshua 22:28

22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing ²¹  to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors ²²  made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’ ²³ 

Joshua 22:32

22:32 Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, and the leaders left the Reubenites and Gadites in the land of Gilead and reported back to the Israelites in the land of Canaan. ²⁴ 

[2:3]  ¹ tn Heb “and the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying.”

[2:3]  ² tn Heb “bring out.”

[2:3]  ³ tn The idiom “come to” (בוֹא אֶל, bo’ ’el) probably has sexual connotations here, as it often does elsewhere when a man “comes to” a woman. If so, the phrase could be translated “your clients.” The instructions reflect Rahab’s perspective as to the identity of the men.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn The words “the ones who came to your house” (Heb “who came to your house”) may be a euphemistic scribal addition designed to blur the sexual connotation of the preceding words.

[5:14]  ⁵ tc Heb “He said, “Neither.” An alternative reading is לוֹ (lo, “[He said] to him”; cf. NEB). This reading is supported by many Hebrew mss, as well as the LXX and Syriac versions. The traditional reading of the MT (לֹא, lo’, “no, neither”) is probably the product of aural confusion (the two variant readings sound the same in Hebrew). Although followed by a number of modern translations (cf. NIV, NRSV), this reading is problematic, for the commander of the Lord’s army would hardly have declared himself neutral.

[5:14]  ⁶ sn The Lord’s heavenly army, like an earthly army, has a commander who leads the troops. For the phrase שַׂר־צְבָא (sar-tsÿva’, “army commander”) in the human sphere, see among many other references Gen 21:22, 32; 26:26; Judg 4:2, 7; 1 Sam 12:9.

[5:14]  ⁷ sn The commander’s appearance seems to be for Joshua’s encouragement. Joshua could now lead Israel into battle knowing that the Lord’s invisible army would ensure victory.

[5:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “Joshua fell on his face to the ground and bowed down.”

[7:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they returned to Joshua and said to him.”

[7:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Don’t let all the people go up.”

[7:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Let about two thousand men or about three thousand men go up to defeat Ai.”

[7:3]  ¹² tn Heb “all the people for they are small.”

[9:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “your servants.”

[15:8]  ¹⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[20:4]  ²¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:4]  ²² tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

[20:4]  ²³ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”

[22:8]  ²⁵ tn Heb “return to your tents with.”

[22:8]  ²⁶ tn Heb “very many cattle.”

[22:8]  ²⁷ tn Heb “very much clothing.”

[22:28]  ²⁹ tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[22:28]  ³⁰ tn Heb “fathers.”

[22:28]  ³¹ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”

[22:32]  ³³ tn Heb “and Phinehas…returned from the sons of Reuben and from the sons of Gad, from the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel. And they brought back to them a word.”