Yosua 10:24

10:24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he ¹  summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, “Come here ²  and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up ³  and put their feet on their necks.

Yosua 19:51

19:51 These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders ⁴  made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ⁵  So they finished dividing up the land.

Yosua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ⁶  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 ⁷  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ⁸ 

Yosua 22:5

22:5 But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord’s servant gave you. Love ⁹  the Lord your God, follow all his instructions, ¹⁰  obey ¹¹  his commands, be loyal to him, ¹²  and serve him with all your heart and being!” ¹³ 

Yosua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire ¹⁴  to worship ¹⁵  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, ¹⁶  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors ¹⁷  worshiped ¹⁸  beyond the Euphrates, ¹⁹  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family ²⁰  will worship ²¹  the Lord!”

[10:24]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “Draw near.”

[10:24]  ³ tn Or “drew near.”

[19:51]  ⁴ tn Heb “the leaders of the fathers of the tribes.”

[19:51]  ⁵ tn Heb “at the entrance of the tent of assembly.”

[19:51]  sn On the tent of meeting see Exod 33:7-11.

[20:9]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

[22:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “But be very careful to do the commandment and the law which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you, to love.”

[22:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “walk in all his paths.”

[22:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “keep.”

[22:5]  ¹² tn Heb “hug him.”

[22:5]  ¹³ tn Or “soul.”

[24:15]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

[24:15]  ¹⁵ tn Or “to serve.”

[24:15]  ¹⁶ tn Or “will serve.”

[24:15]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “your fathers.”

[24:15]  ¹⁸ tn Or “served.”

[24:15]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

[24:15]  ²⁰ tn Heb “house.”

[24:15]  ²¹ tn Or “will serve.”