Joshua 4:7

4:7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing ¹  before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. ²  These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”

Joshua 8:31

8:31 just as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. ³  They offered burnt sacrifices on it and sacrificed tokens of peace. ⁴ 

Joshua 12:2

12:2 King Sihon of the Amorites who lived ⁵  in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer (on the edge of the Arnon Valley) – including the city in the middle of the valley ⁶  and half of Gilead – all the way to the Jabbok Valley bordering Ammonite territory.

Joshua 12:7

12:7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak on up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes, ⁷ 

Joshua 17:16

17:16 The descendants of Joseph said, “The whole hill country ⁸  is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.” ⁹ 

Joshua 18:14

18:14 It then turned on the west side southward from the hill near Beth Horon on the south and extended to Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim), a city belonging to the tribe ¹⁰  of Judah. This is the western border. ¹¹ 

Joshua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ¹²  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 ¹³  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 21:27

21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: ¹⁵  from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;

[4:7]  ¹ tn Heb “were cut off from before.”

[4:7]  ² tn Heb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”

[8:31]  ³ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones on which no one had wielded iron.” The expression “whole stones” refers to stones in their natural condition, i.e., not carved or shaped artificially with tools (“wielded iron”).

[8:31]  ⁴ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[12:2]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps, “reigned.”

[12:2]  ⁶ 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.

[12:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotted portions.”

[17:16]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew text has simply “the hill country,” which must here include the hill country of Ephraim and the forest regions mentioned in v. 15.

[17:16]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and there are iron chariots among all the Canaanites who live in the land of the valley, to those who are in Beth Shean and its daughters and to those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.” Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255 and R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

[18:14]  ¹¹ tn Heb “sons,” here referring to the tribe.

[18:14]  ¹² tn Or “side.”

[20:9]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

[21:27]  ¹⁵ tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).