Yosua 1:8

1:8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! ¹  You must memorize it ²  day and night so you can carefully obey ³  all that is written in it. Then you will prosper ⁴  and be successful. ⁵ 

Yosua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ⁶  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ⁷  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ⁸  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ⁹ 

Yosua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ¹⁰  I will no longer be with you, ¹¹  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ¹² 

Yosua 8:11

8:11 All the troops that were with him marched up and drew near the city. ¹³  They camped north of Ai on the other side of the valley. ¹⁴ 

Yosua 10:6

10:6 The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon ¹⁵  your subjects! ¹⁶  Rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.” ¹⁷ 

Yosua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ¹⁸  appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by ¹⁹  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ²⁰ 

Yosua 22:6

22:6 Joshua rewarded ²¹  them and sent them on their way; they returned to their homes. ²² 

Yosua 22:9

22:9 So the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh left the Israelites in Shiloh in the land of Canaan and headed home to their own land in Gilead, ²³  which they acquired by the Lord’s command through Moses.

Yosua 22:17

22:17 The sin we committed at Peor was bad enough. To this very day we have not purified ourselves; it even brought a plague on the community of the Lord. ²⁴ 

Yosua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire ²⁵  to worship ²⁶  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, ²⁷  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors ²⁸  worshiped ²⁹  beyond the Euphrates, ³⁰  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family ³¹  will worship ³²  the Lord!”

[1:8]  ¹ tn Heb “mouth.”

[1:8]  sn This law scroll must not leave your lips. The ancient practice of reading aloud to oneself as an aid to memorization is in view here.

[1:8]  ² tn Heb “read it in undertones,” or “recite it quietly” (see HALOT 1:237).

[1:8]  ³ tn Heb “be careful to do.”

[1:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “you will make your way prosperous.”

[1:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “and be wise,” but the word can mean “be successful” by metonymy.

[7:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁹ 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.

[7:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ¹¹ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

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

[8:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “All the people of war who were with him went up and approached and came opposite the city.”

[8:11]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and the valley [was] between them and Ai.”

[10:6]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”

[10:6]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “your servants!”

[10:6]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “have gathered against us.”

[20:9]  ¹⁸ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ²⁰ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

[22:6]  ²¹ tn Heb “blessed.” However, see v. 8, where rewards are given.

[22:6]  ²² tn Heb “and they went to their tents.”

[22:9]  ²³ tn Heb “returned and went from the sons of Israel, from Shiloh which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession.”

[22:17]  ²⁴ tn Heb “Was the sin of Peor too insignificant for us, from which we have not made purification to this day? And there was a plague in the assembly of the Lord.”

[24:15]  ²⁵ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

[24:15]  ²⁶ tn Or “to serve.”

[24:15]  ²⁷ tn Or “will serve.”

[24:15]  ²⁸ tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:15]  ²⁹ tn Or “served.”

[24:15]  ³⁰ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

[24:15]  ³¹ tn Heb “house.”

[24:15]  ³² tn Or “will serve.”