Joshua 4:21

4:21 He told the Israelites, “When your children someday ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones represent?’ ¹ 

Joshua 9:22

9:22 ² Joshua summoned the Gibeonites ³  and said to them, “Why did you trick ⁴  us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? ⁵ 

Joshua 22:24

22:24 We swear we have done this because we were worried that ⁶  in the future your descendants would say to our descendants, ‘What relationship do you have with the Lord God of Israel? ⁷ 

[4:21]  ¹ tn Heb “What are these stones?”

[9:22]  ² sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.

[9:22]  ³ tn Heb “them.”

[9:22]  ⁴ tn Or “deceive.”

[9:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “live in our midst?”

[22:24]  ³ tn Heb “Surely, from worry concerning a matter we have done this, saying.”

[22:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “What is there to you and to the Lord God of Israel?” The rhetorical question is sarcastic in tone and anticipates a response, “Absolutely none!”