Yosua 2:12

2:12 So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord’s name. ¹  Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. ²  Give me a solemn pledge ³ 

Yosua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ⁴  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ⁵  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ⁶  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ⁷ 

Yosua 7:26--8:1

7:26 Then they erected over him a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day ⁸ ) and the Lord’s anger subsided. So that place is called the Valley of Disaster to this very day.

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ⁹  Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! ¹⁰  See, I am handing over to you ¹¹  the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Yosua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ¹²  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ¹³  They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day). ¹⁴ 

Yosua 10:24

10:24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he ¹⁵  summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here ¹⁶  and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up ¹⁷  and put their feet on their necks.

Yosua 13:6

13:6 I will drive out before the Israelites all who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, ¹⁸  all the Sidonians; you be sure to parcel it out to Israel as I instructed you.” ¹⁹ 

Yosua 16:1

Joseph’s Tribal Lands

16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho ²⁰  to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. ²¹ 

Yosua 17:2

17:2 The rest of Manasseh’s descendants were also assigned land ²²  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.

Yosua 19:27

19:27 It turned eastward toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El to the north, as well as the Valley of Emek and Neiel, and extended to Cabul on the north ²³ 

Yosua 22:4

22:4 Now the Lord your God has made your fellow Israelites secure, ²⁴  just as he promised them. So now you may turn around and go to your homes ²⁵  in your own land ²⁶  which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned to you east of the Jordan.

Yosua 22:7

22:7 (Now to one half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned land in Bashan; and to the other half Joshua had assigned land on the west side of the Jordan with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home, ²⁷  he rewarded ²⁸  them,

Yosua 22:30

22:30 When Phinehas the priest and the community leaders and clan leaders who accompanied him heard the defense of the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, ²⁹  they were satisfied. ³⁰ 

Yosua 24:11

24:11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. ³¹  The leaders ³²  of Jericho, as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites, fought with you, but I handed them over to you.

[2:12]  ¹ tn Heb “Now, swear to me by the Lord.”

[2:12]  sn To swear an oath in the Lord’s name would make the Lord the witness and guarantor of the promise attached to the oath. If the person making the oath should go back on the promise, the Lord would judge him for breaking the contract.

[2:12]  ² tn Heb “with the house of my father.”

[2:12]  ³ tn Heb “true sign,” that is, “an inviolable token or pledge.”

[7:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

[7:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

[7:1]  sn This incident illustrates well the principle of corporate solidarity and corporate guilt. The sin of one man brought the Lord’s anger down upon the entire nation.

[7:26]  ⁸ tc Heb “to this day.” The phrase “to this day” is omitted in the LXX and may represent a later scribal addition.

[8:1]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

[8:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

[8:1]  ¹¹ 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.

[8:29]  ¹² tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:29]  ¹³ sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

[8:29]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to this day.”

[10:24]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Joshua.” The translation has replaced the proper name with the pronoun (“he”) because a repetition of the proper name here would be redundant according to English style.

[10:24]  ¹⁶ tn Or “Draw near.”

[10:24]  ¹⁷ tn Or “drew near.”

[13:6]  ¹⁸ tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 2:641).

[13:6]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “only you, assign it by lots to Israel as an inheritance as I commanded you.”

[16:1]  ²⁰ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[16:1]  ²¹ tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”

[16:1]  map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[17:2]  ²² tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Manasseh who remained.”

[19:27]  ²³ tn Heb “left.”

[22:4]  ²⁴ tn Heb “has given rest to your brothers.”

[22:4]  ²⁵ tn Heb “tents.”

[22:4]  ²⁶ tn Heb “the land of your possession.”

[22:7]  ²⁷ tn Heb “to their tents.”

[22:7]  ²⁸ tn Heb “blessed.”

[22:30]  ²⁹ tn Heb “the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh.”

[22:30]  ³⁰ tn Heb “it was good in their eyes.”

[24:11]  ³¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[24:11]  ³² tn Or perhaps, “citizens.”