Joshua 7:13

7:13 Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, “You are contaminated, ¹  O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” ² 

Joshua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ³  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 ⁴  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ⁵ 

Joshua 22:5

22:5 But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord’s servant gave you. Love ⁶  the Lord your God, follow all his instructions, ⁷  obey ⁸  his commands, be loyal to him, ⁹  and serve him with all your heart and being!” ¹⁰ 

Joshua 23:13

23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; ¹¹  they will be a whip that tears ¹²  your sides and thorns that blind ¹³  your eyes until you disappear ¹⁴  from this good land the Lord your God gave you.

Joshua 24:7

24:7 Your fathers ¹⁵  cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, ¹⁶  and then drowned them in the sea. ¹⁷  You witnessed with your very own eyes ¹⁸  what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. ¹⁹ 

[7:13]  ¹ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] [is] in your midst.”

[7:13]  ² tn Heb “remove what is set apart [i.e., to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[20:9]  ³ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

[22:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “But be very careful to do the commandment and the law which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you, to love.”

[22:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “walk in all his paths.”

[22:5]  ⁷ tn Or “keep.”

[22:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “hug him.”

[22:5]  ⁹ tn Or “soul.”

[23:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”

[23:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “in.”

[23:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”

[23:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “perish.”

[24:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the fathers) has been specified in the translation for clarity (see the previous verse).

[24:7]  ¹⁰ tn Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”

[24:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”

[24:7]  ¹² tn Heb “your eyes saw.”

[24:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “many days.”