When Joshua was very old, ¹  the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.

How, sir, am I able to speak with you? ¹  My strength is gone, ²  and I am breathless.”

Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying, ‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death ¹  of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, ²  leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”