Joshua 8:24

8:24 When Israel had finished killing all the men ¹  of Ai who had chased them toward the desert ²  (they all fell by the sword), ³  all Israel returned to Ai and put the sword to it.

Joshua 20:8

20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho ⁴  they selected ⁵  Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

Joshua 24:7

24:7 Your fathers ⁶  cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, ⁷  and then drowned them in the sea. ⁸  You witnessed with your very own eyes ⁹  what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. ¹⁰ 

[8:24]  ¹ tn Heb “residents.”

[8:24]  ² tn Heb “in the field, in the desert in which they chased them.”

[8:24]  ³ tc Heb “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword until they were destroyed.” The LXX omits the words, “and all of them fell by the edge of the sword.” They may represent a later scribal addition.

[20:8]  ⁴ map For the location of Jericho see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[20:8]  ⁵ tn Or “set aside.”

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

[24:7]  ⁸ tn Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”

[24:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”

[24:7]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “your eyes saw.”

[24:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “many days.”