Joshua 3:17

3:17 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan. All Israel crossed over on dry ground until the entire nation was on the other side. ¹ 

Joshua 4:3

4:3 Instruct them, ‘Pick up twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests ²  stand firmly, and carry them over with you and put them in the place where you camp tonight.’”

Joshua 4:5

4:5 Joshua told them, “Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.

Joshua 4:8-10

4:8 The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the Lord had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there. 4:9 Joshua also set up twelve stones ³  in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.

4:10 Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,

Joshua 4:18

4:18 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, ⁴  the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage. ⁵ 

Joshua 7:21

7:21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, ⁶  two hundred silver pieces, ⁷  and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”

Joshua 8:9

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

Joshua 8:22

8:22 At the same time the men who had taken the city came out to fight, and the men of Ai were trapped in the middle. ¹²  The Israelites struck them down, leaving no survivors or refugees.

Joshua 12:2

12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived ¹³  in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley ¹⁴  and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.

Joshua 15:13

15:13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.) ¹⁵ 

Joshua 17:9

17:9 The border then descended southward to the Valley of Kanah. Ephraim was assigned cities there among the cities of Manasseh, ¹⁶  but the border of Manasseh was north of the valley and ended at the sea.

Joshua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ¹⁷  appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by ¹⁸  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ¹⁹ 

[3:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and all Israel was crossing over on dry ground until all the nation had finished crossing the Jordan.”

[4:3]  ² tn Heb “the feet of the priests.”

[4:9]  ³ tn Here “also” has been supplied in the translation to make it clear (as indicated by v. 20) that these are not the same stones the men took from the river bed.

[4:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.”

[7:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “Shinar,” a reference to Babylon (cf. Gen 10:10; 11:2; 14:1). Many modern translations retain the Hebrew name “Shinar” (cf. NEB, NRSV) but some use the more familiar “Babylon” (cf. NIV, NLT).

[7:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “shekels.”

[8:9]  ⁶ tn Or “the place of ambush.”

[8:9]  ⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

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

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

[8:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “and these went out from the city to meet them and they were for Israel in the middle, some on this side, and others on the other side.”

[12:2]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps, “reigned.”

[12:2]  ⁹ tc The MT reads here, “and the middle of the valley,” but the reading “the city in the middle of valley” can be reconstructed on the basis of Josh 13:9, 16.

[15:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord to Joshua, Kiriath Arba (the father of Anak), it is Hebron.”

[17:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”

[20:9]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ¹² tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.