Joshua 2:7

2:7 Meanwhile ¹  the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River ²  near the fords. ³  The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them. ⁴ 

Joshua 8:32

8:32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a duplicate of the law written by Moses. ⁵ 

Joshua 9:18

9:18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. ⁶  The whole community criticized ⁷  the leaders,

Joshua 9:20

9:20 We must let them live so we can escape the curse attached to the oath we swore to them.” ⁸ 

Joshua 11:4

11:4 These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots. ⁹ 

Joshua 11:7

11:7 Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 11:13

11:13 But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, ¹¹  except for Hazor; ¹²  it was the only one Joshua burned.

Joshua 13:9

13:9 Their territory started ¹³  from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley), included the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plain of Medeba as far as Dibon,

Joshua 13:25

13:25 Their territory included Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half of Ammonite territory ¹⁴  as far as Aroer near ¹⁵  Rabbah.

Joshua 17:7

17:7 The border of Manasseh went ¹⁶  from Asher to Micmethath which is near ¹⁷  Shechem. It then went south toward those who live in Tappuah.

Joshua 18:9

18:9 The men journeyed ¹⁸  through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

Joshua 19:11-12

19:11 Their border went up westward to Maralah and touched Dabbesheth and the valley near ¹⁹  Jokneam. 19:12 From Sarid it turned eastward ²⁰  to the territory of Kisloth Tabor, extended to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.

[2:7]  ¹ tn Another way to translate vv. 6-7 would be, “While she took them up to the roof and hid them…, the king’s men tried to find them….” Both of the main clauses have the subject prior to the predicate, perhaps indicating simultaneous action. (On the grammatical point, see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 42, §235.) In this case Rahab moves the Israelite spies from the hiding place referred to in v. 4 to a safer and less accessible hiding place.

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

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “And the men chased after them [on] the road [leading to] the Jordan to the fords.” The text is written from the perspective of the king’s men. As far as they were concerned, they were chasing the spies.

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “And they shut the gate after – as soon as the ones chasing after them went out.” The expressions “after” and “as soon as” may represent a conflation of alternate readings.

[8:32]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he wrote there on the stones a duplicate of the law of Moses which he wrote before the sons of Israel.”

[9:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”

[9:18]  ¹⁰ tn Or “grumbled against.”

[9:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “This is what we will do to them, keeping them alive so there will not be upon us anger concerning the oath which we swore to them.”

[11:4]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “They and all their camps with them came out, a people as numerous as the sand which is on the edge of the sea in multitude, and [with] horses and chariots very numerous.”

[11:7]  ²¹ tn Heb “Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them at the Waters of Merom suddenly and fell upon them.”

[11:13]  ²⁵ tn Heb “standing on their mounds.”

[11:13]  ²⁶ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[13:9]  ²⁹ tn The words “their territory started” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:25]  ³³ tn Heb “and half of the land of the sons of Ammon.”

[13:25]  ³⁴ tn Heb “in front of.”

[17:7]  ³⁷ tn Heb “was.”

[17:7]  ³⁸ tn Heb “in front of”; perhaps “east of.”

[18:9]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “went and passed through.”

[19:11]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “in front of”; perhaps “east of.”

[19:12]  ⁴⁹ tn Heb “eastward toward the rising of the sun.”