Joshua 3:3

3:3 and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God ¹  being carried by the Levitical priests, you must leave here ²  and walk ³  behind it.

Joshua 7:10

7:10 The Lord responded ⁴  to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down? ⁵ 

Joshua 22:16

22:16 “The entire community of the Lord says, ‘Why have you disobeyed the God of Israel by turning back today from following the Lord? You built an altar for yourselves and have rebelled today against the Lord. ⁶ 

Joshua 24:23

24:23 Joshua said, ⁷  “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to ⁸  the Lord God of Israel.”

[3:3]  ¹ sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.

[3:3]  ² tn Heb “set out from your place.”

[3:3]  ³ tn Or “march.”

[7:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “said.”

[7:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “Why are you falling on your face?”

[22:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “What is this unfaithfulness with which you have been unfaithful against the God of Israel, turning today from after the Lord, when you built for yourselves an altar, rebelling today against the Lord?”

[24:23]  ¹⁰ tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.

[24:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.