Leviticus 26:36-37

26:36 “‘As for ¹  the ones who remain among you, I will bring despair into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a blowing leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one who flees the sword and fall down even though there is no pursuer. 26:37 They will stumble over each other as those who flee before a sword, though ²  there is no pursuer, and there will be no one to take a stand ³  for you before your enemies.

Numbers 14:42

14:42 Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, and you will be ⁴  defeated before your enemies.

Numbers 14:45

14:45 So the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country swooped ⁵  down and attacked them ⁶  as far as Hormah. ⁷ 

Joshua 7:4-5

7:4 So about three thousand men went up, but they fled from the men of Ai. 7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ⁸  and defeated them on the steep slope. ⁹  The people’s ¹⁰  courage melted away like water. ¹¹ 

Joshua 7:8-12

7:8 If only we had been satisfied to live on the other side of the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say now that Israel has retreated ¹²  before its enemies? 7:9 When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will turn against us and destroy the very memory of us ¹³  from the earth. What will you do to protect your great reputation?” ¹⁴ 

7:10 The Lord responded ¹⁵  to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down? ¹⁶  7:11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! ¹⁷  They have taken some of the riches; ¹⁸  they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions. ¹⁹  7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ²⁰  I will no longer be with you, ²¹  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ²² 

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ²³  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ²⁴ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 1:8

1:8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! ²⁵  You must memorize it ²⁶  day and night so you can carefully obey ²⁷  all that is written in it. Then you will prosper ²⁸  and be successful. ²⁹ 

[26:36]  ¹ tn Heb “And.”

[26:37]  ² tn Heb “and.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) is used in a concessive sense here.

[26:37]  ³ tn The term rendered “to stand up” is a noun, not an infinitive. It occurs only here and appears to designate someone who would take a powerful stand for them against their enemies.

[14:42]  ⁴ tn This verb could also be subordinated to the preceding: “that you be not smitten.”

[14:45]  ⁵ tn Heb “came down.”

[14:45]  ⁶ tn The verb used here means “crush by beating,” or “pounded” them. The Greek text used “cut them in pieces.”

[14:45]  ⁷ tn The name “Hormah” means “destruction”; it is from the word that means “ban, devote” for either destruction or temple use.

[7:5]  ⁸ tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ⁹ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ¹⁰ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”

[7:8]  ¹² tn Heb “turned [the] back.”

[7:9]  ¹³ tn Heb “and cut off our name.”

[7:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “What will you do for your great name?”

[7:10]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “said.”

[7:10]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Why are you falling on your face?”

[7:11]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “They have violated my covenant which I commanded them.”

[7:11]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:11]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

[7:12]  ²⁰ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ²¹ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ²² tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[7:2]  ²³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:2]  ²⁴ map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[1:8]  ²⁵ tn Heb “mouth.”

[1:8]  ²⁶ tn Heb “read it in undertones,” or “recite it quietly” (see HALOT 1:237).

[1:8]  ²⁷ tn Heb “be careful to do.”

[1:8]  ²⁸ tn Heb “you will make your way prosperous.”

[1:8]  ²⁹ tn Heb “and be wise,” but the word can mean “be successful” by metonymy.