Joshua 6:10

6:10 Now Joshua had instructed the army, ¹  “Do not give a battle cry ²  or raise your voices; say nothing ³  until the day I tell you, ‘Give the battle cry.’ ⁴  Then give the battle cry!” ⁵ 

Joshua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ⁶  I will no longer be with you, ⁷  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ⁸ 

Joshua 24:13

24:13 I gave you a land in ⁹  which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of ¹⁰  vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’

[6:10]  ¹ tn Heb “the people.”

[6:10]  ² tn Or “the shout.”

[6:10]  ³ tn Heb “do not let a word come out of your mouths.”

[6:10]  ⁴ tn Or “the shout.”

[6:10]  ⁵ tn Or “the shout.”

[7:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ⁷ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[24:13]  ¹¹ tn Or perhaps, “for.”

[24:13]  ¹² tn The words “the produce of” are supplied for clarification.