Joshua 3:14

3:14 So when the people left their tents to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ¹  ahead of them.

Joshua 4:24

4:24 He has done this so ²  all the nations ³  of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power ⁴  and so you might always obey ⁵  the Lord your God.”

Joshua 8:5

8:5 I and all the troops ⁶  who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

Joshua 8:16

8:16 All the reinforcements ⁷  in Ai ⁸  were ordered ⁹  to chase them; they chased Joshua and were lured away from the city.

Joshua 15:63

15:63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. ¹⁰  The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day. ¹¹ 

Joshua 20:3

20:3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; ¹²  these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

[3:14]  ¹ tn The verb, though not in the Hebrew, is added for clarification.

[4:24]  ² tn Heb “in order that.”

[4:24]  ³ tn Or “peoples.”

[4:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “know the hand of the Lord that it is strong.”

[4:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “fear.”

[8:5]  ³ tn Heb “the people.”

[8:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “All the people.”

[8:16]  ⁵ tc Some textual witnesses read “the city.”

[8:16]  ⁶ tn Or “were summoned”; or “were mustered.”

[15:63]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:63]  ⁶ sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).

[20:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “so that the one who kills, taking life accidentally without knowledge, may flee there.”