Joshua 2:8

2:8 Now before the spies ¹  went to sleep, Rahab ²  went up ³  to the roof.

Joshua 15:46

15:46 from Ekron westward, all those in the vicinity of Ashdod and their towns;

Joshua 6:26

6:26 At that time Joshua made this solemn declaration: ⁴  “The man who attempts to rebuild ⁵  this city of Jericho ⁶  will stand condemned before the Lord. ⁷  He will lose his firstborn son when he lays its foundations and his youngest son when he erects its gates!” ⁸ 

Joshua 8:9

8:9 Joshua sent them away and they went to their hiding place ⁹  west of Ai, between Bethel ¹⁰  and Ai. ¹¹  Joshua spent that night with the army. ¹² 

Joshua 18:11

Benjamin’s Tribal Lands

18:11 The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin ¹³  by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 19:1

Simeon’s Tribal Lands

19:1 The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. ¹⁵ 

Joshua 8:2

8:2 Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho ¹⁶  and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

Joshua 4:3

4:3 Instruct them, ‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests ¹⁷  stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”

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. ¹⁸  Though they had subdued the land, ¹⁹ 

Joshua 7:6

7:6 Joshua tore his clothes; ²⁰  he and the leaders ²¹  of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening ²²  and threw dirt on their heads. ²³ 

Joshua 2:1

Joshua Sends Spies into the Land

2:1 Joshua son of Nun sent two spies out from Shittim secretly and instructed them: ²⁴  “Find out what you can about the land, especially Jericho.” ²⁵  They stopped at the house of a prostitute named Rahab and spent the night there. ²⁶ 

Joshua 8:11

8:11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. ²⁷  They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley. ²⁸ 

[2:8]  ¹ tn Heb “they.”

[2:8]  ² tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:8]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “to them.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has not been translated.

[6:26]  ⁴ tn Normally the Hiphil of שָׁבַע (shava’) has a causative sense (“make [someone] take an oath”; see Josh 2:17, 20), but here (see also Josh 23:7) no object is stated or implied. If Joshua is calling divine judgment down upon the one who attempts to rebuild Jericho, then “make a solemn appeal [to God as judge]” or “pronounce a curse” would be an appropriate translation. However, the tone seems stronger. Joshua appears to be announcing the certain punishment of the violator. 1 Kgs 16:34, which records the fulfillment of Joshua’s prediction, supports this. Casting Joshua in a prophetic role, it refers to Joshua’s statement as the “word of the Lord” spoken through Joshua.

[6:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “rises up and builds.”

[6:26]  ⁶ tc The LXX omits “Jericho.” It is probably a scribal addition.

[6:26]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew phrase אָרוּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה (’arur lifney yÿhvah, “cursed [i.e., condemned] before the Lord”) also occurs in 1 Sam 26:19.

[6:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “With his firstborn he will lay its foundations and with his youngest he will erect its gates.” The Hebrew verb יַצִּיב (yatsiv, “he will erect”) is imperfect, not jussive, suggesting Joshua’s statement is a prediction, not an imprecation.

[8:9]  ⁷ tn Or “the place of ambush.”

[8:9]  ⁸ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “and they stayed between Bethel and Ai, west of Ai.”

[8:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the midst of the people.”

[18:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and the lot came up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.”

[18:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the territory of their allotment went out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.”

[19:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon by their clans.”

[8:2]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[4:3]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “the feet of the priests.”

[18:1]  ²² tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

[18:1]  ²³ tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

[7:6]  ²⁵ sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).

[7:6]  ²⁶ tn Or “elders.”

[7:6]  ²⁷ tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”

[7:6]  ²⁸ sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).

[2:1]  ²⁸ tn Heb “Joshua, son of Nun, sent from Shittim two men, spies, secretly, saying.”

[2:1]  ²⁹ tn Heb “go, see the land, and Jericho.”

[2:1]  ³⁰ tn Heb “they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name was Rahab, and they slept there.”

[8:11]  ³¹ tn Heb “All the people of war who were with him went up and approached and came opposite the city.”

[8:11]  ³² tn Heb “and the valley [was] between them and Ai.”