Joshua 23:9

23:9 “The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you ¹  to this very day.

Joshua 5:13

Israel Conquers Jericho

5:13 When Joshua was near ²  Jericho, ³  he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. ⁴  Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?” ⁵ 

Joshua 5:15

5:15 The commander of the Lord’s army answered Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

Joshua 10:13

10:13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. ⁶  The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. ⁷ 

Joshua 21:44

21:44 The Lord made them secure, ⁸  in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. ⁹  None of their enemies could resist them. ¹⁰ 

[23:9]  ¹ tn Heb “not a man has stood before you.”

[5:13]  ² tn Heb “in.”

[5:13]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[5:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “he lifted up his eyes and looked. And look, a man was standing in front of him, and his sword was drawn in his hand.” The verb הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the reader to view the scene through Joshua’s eyes. By calling the stranger “a man,” the author reflects Joshua’s perspective. The text shortly reveals his true identity (vv. 14-15).

[5:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

[10:13]  ³ tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.” Many modern translations render, “the Scroll [or Book] of Jashar,” leaving the Hebrew name “Jashar” (which means “Upright One”) untranslated.

[10:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”

[21:44]  ⁴ tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”

[21:44]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”

[21:44]  ⁶ tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”