Yosua 2:15

2:15 Then Rahab ¹  let them down by a rope ²  through the window. (Her ³  house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.) ⁴ 

Yosua 4:6

4:6 The stones ⁵  will be a reminder to you. ⁶  When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’

Yosua 4:11

4:11 and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed as the people looked on. ⁷ 

Yosua 4:13

4:13 About forty thousand battle-ready troops ⁸  marched past the Lord to fight ⁹  on the plains of Jericho. ¹⁰ 

Yosua 10:18

10:18 Joshua said, “Roll large stones over the mouth of the cave and post guards in front of it. ¹¹ 

Yosua 11:13

11:13 But Israel did not burn any of the cities located on mounds, ¹²  except for Hazor; ¹³  it was the only one Joshua burned.

Yosua 13:17

13:17 Heshbon and all its surrounding cities on the plain, including Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

Yosua 15:4

15:4 It then crossed to Azmon, extended to the Stream of Egypt, ¹⁴  and ended at the sea. This was their ¹⁵  southern border.

Yosua 19:22

19:22 Their border touched Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth Shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. They had sixteen cities and their towns.

Yosua 22:15

22:15 They went to the land of Gilead to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and said to them:

[2:15]  ¹ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Rahab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:15]  ² tc The phrase “by a rope” is omitted in the LXX. It may be a later clarifying addition. If original, the omission in the LXX is likely due to an error of homoioarcton. A scribe’s or translator’s eye could have jumped from the initial ב (bet) in the phrase בַּחֶבֶל (bakhevel, “with a rope”) to the initial ב on the immediately following בְּעַד (bÿ’ad, “through”) and accidentally omitted the intervening letters.

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “For her house.”

[2:15]  ⁴ tc These explanatory statements are omitted in the LXX and probably represent a later scribal addition.

[4:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “that this may be”; the referent of “this” (the twelve stones) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “in order that this might be a sign among you.”

[4:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the presence of the people.”

[4:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “men equipped for battle.”

[4:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “for war.”

[4:13]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[10:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and appoint by it men to guard them.”

[11:13]  ¹² tn Heb “standing on their mounds.”

[11:13]  ¹³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[15:4]  ¹⁴ tn Traditionally “the Brook of Egypt,” although a number of recent translations have “the Wadi of Egypt” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).

[15:4]  ¹⁵ tn The translation follows the LXX at this point. The MT reads, “This will be your southern border.”