Yosua 7:5

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 ¹  and defeated them on the steep slope. ²  The people’s ³  courage melted away like water. ⁴ 

Mazmur 107:26

107:26 They ⁵  reached up to the sky,

then dropped into the depths.

The sailors’ strength ⁶  left them ⁷  because the danger was so great. ⁸ 

Daniel 5:6

5:6 Then all the color drained from the king’s face ⁹  and he became alarmed. ¹⁰  The joints of his hips gave way, ¹¹  and his knees began knocking together.

¹ 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”).

² sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

³ tn Or “army’s.”

⁴ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”

⁵ tn That is, the waves (see v. 25).

⁶ tn Heb “their being”; traditionally “their soul” (referring to that of the sailors). This is sometimes translated “courage” (cf. NIV, NRSV).

⁷ tn Or “melted.”

⁸ tn Heb “from danger.”

⁹ tn Aram “[the king’s] brightness changed for him.”

¹⁰ tn Aram “his thoughts were alarming him.”

¹¹ tn Aram “his loins went slack.”