Joshua 9:24

9:24 They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects ¹  how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified ²  we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.

Joshua 10:1

Israel Defeats an Amorite Coalition

10:1 Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, ³  heard how Joshua captured Ai and annihilated it and its king as he did Jericho ⁴  and its king. ⁵  He also heard how ⁶  the people of Gibeon made peace with Israel and lived among them.

Joshua 10:13

10:13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. ⁷  The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. ⁸ 

Joshua 17:2

17:2 The rest of Manasseh’s descendants were also assigned land ⁹  by their clans, including the descendants of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans.

Joshua 17:11

17:11 Within Issachar’s and Asher’s territory Manasseh was assigned Beth Shean, Ibleam, the residents of Dor, En Dor, the residents of Taanach, the residents of Megiddo, ¹⁰  the three of Napheth, ¹¹  and the towns surrounding all these cities. ¹² 

Joshua 18:7

18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. ¹³  Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land ¹⁴  east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

Joshua 20:4

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ¹⁵  should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. ¹⁶  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ¹⁷ 

[9:24]  ¹ tn Heb “your servants.”

[9:24]  ² tn Or “we were very afraid.”

[10:1]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:1]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “as he had done to Jericho and to its king, so he did to Ai and to its king.”

[10:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and how.”

[10:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.” Many modern translations render, “the Scroll [or Book] of Jashar,” leaving the Hebrew name “Jashar” (which means “Upright One”) untranslated.

[10:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”

[17:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Manasseh who remained.”

[17:11]  ⁹ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[17:11]  ¹⁰ tn Or “the third [is] Napheth”; or “Napheth-dor.” The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain.

[17:11]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Beth Shean and its surrounding towns, Ibleam and its surrounding towns, the residents of Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of En Dor and its surrounding towns, the residents of Taanach and its surrounding towns, the residents of Megiddo and its surrounding towns, three of Nepheth.”

[18:7]  ¹¹ tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”

[18:7]  ¹² tn Or “inheritance.”

[20:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

[20:4]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”