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Joshua 24:1-11

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Israel Renews its Commitment to the Lord

24:1 Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God. 24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors 1  lived beyond the Euphrates River, 2  including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped 3  other gods, 24:3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates 4  and brought him into 5  the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac, 24:4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, 6  while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt. 24:5 I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt down when I intervened in their land. 7  Then I brought you out. 24:6 When I brought your fathers out of Egypt, you arrived at the sea. The Egyptians chased your fathers with chariots and horsemen to the Red Sea. 24:7 Your fathers 8  cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, 9  and then drowned them in the sea. 10  You witnessed with your very own eyes 11  what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. 12  24:8 Then I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought with you, but I handed them over to you; you conquered 13  their land and I destroyed them from before you. 24:9 Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, launched an attack 14  against Israel. He summoned 15  Balaam son of Beor to call down judgment 16  on you. 24:10 I refused to respond to Balaam; he kept 17  prophesying good things about 18  you, and I rescued you from his power. 19  24:11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. 20  The leaders 21  of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

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[24:2]  1 tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:2]  2 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:2]  3 tn Or “served.”

[24:3]  4 tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:3]  5 tn Or “through.”

[24:4]  6 tn Heb “I gave to Esau Mount Seir to possess it.”

[24:5]  7 tn Heb “by that which I did in its midst.”

[24:7]  8 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the fathers) has been specified in the translation for clarity (see the previous verse).

[24:7]  9 tn Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”

[24:7]  10 tn Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”

[24:7]  11 tn Heb “your eyes saw.”

[24:7]  12 tn Heb “many days.”

[24:8]  13 tn Or “took possession of.”

[24:9]  14 tn Heb “arose and fought.”

[24:9]  15 tn Heb “sent and called.”

[24:9]  16 tn Or “to curse.”

[24:10]  17 tn The infinitive absolute follows the finite verb in the Hebrew text and indicates continuation or repetition of the action. Balaam pronounced several oracles of blessing over Israel (see Num 23-24).

[24:10]  18 tn Heb “blessing.” Balaam’s “blessings” were actually prophecies of how God would prosper Israel.

[24:10]  19 tn Heb “hand.”

[24:11]  20 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[24:11]  21 tn Or perhaps, “citizens.”



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