Yosua 6:16

6:16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army, ¹  “Give the battle cry, ²  for the Lord is handing the city over to you! ³ 

Ulangan 7:24

7:24 He will hand over their kings to you and you will erase their very names from memory. ⁴  Nobody will be able to resist you until you destroy them.

Yosua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ⁵  Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! ⁶  See, I am handing over to you ⁷  the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

[6:16]  ¹ tn Heb “the people.”

[6:16]  ² tn Or “the shout.”

[6:16]  ³ tn Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “you will destroy their name from under heaven” (cf. KJV); NRSV “blot out their name from under heaven.”

[8:1]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

[8:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

[8:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.