Joshua 23:9-13

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. 23:10 One of you makes a thousand run away, ²  for the Lord your God fights for you ³  as he promised you he would. ⁴  23:11 Watch yourselves carefully! Love the Lord your God! ⁵  23:12 But if you ever turn away and make alliances with ⁶  these nations that remain near you, ⁷  and intermarry with them and establish friendly relations with them, ⁸  23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; ⁹  they will be a whip that tears ¹⁰  your sides and thorns that blind ¹¹  your eyes until you disappear ¹²  from this good land the Lord your God gave you.

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

[23:10]  ² tn Or “chases a thousand.”

[23:10]  ³ tn Heb “for the Lord your God, he [is] the one who fights for you.”

[23:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “as he said to you.”

[23:11]  ³ tn Heb “Watch carefully yourselves so as to love the Lord your God.”

[23:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and hug.”

[23:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “the remnant of the these nations, these nations that are with you.”

[23:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “and go into them, and they into you.”

[23:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”

[23:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “in.”

[23:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”

[23:13]  ⁸ tn Or “perish.”