Yosua 7:6

7:6 Joshua tore his clothes; ¹  he and the leaders ²  of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening ³  and threw dirt on their heads. ⁴ 

Yosua 9:9

9:9 They told him, “Your subjects ⁵  have come from a very distant land because of the reputation ⁶  of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt ⁷ 

Yosua 9:13

9:13 These wineskins we filled were brand new, but look how they have ripped. Our clothes and sandals have worn out because it has been a very long journey.”

Yosua 9:18

9:18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel. ⁸  The whole community criticized ⁹  the leaders,

Yosua 9:22

9:22 ¹⁰ Joshua summoned the Gibeonites ¹¹  and said to them, “Why did you trick ¹²  us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? ¹³ 

Yosua 17:17

17:17 Joshua said to the family ¹⁴  of Joseph – to both Ephraim and Manasseh: “You have many people and great military strength. You will not have just one tribal allotment.

[7:6]  ¹ sn Tearing one’s clothes was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Gen 37:34; 44:13).

[7:6]  ² tn Or “elders.”

[7:6]  ³ tn Heb “and fell on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel.”

[7:6]  ⁴ sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).

[9:9]  ⁵ tn Or “servants.”

[9:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “name.”

[9:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”

[9:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”

[9:18]  ⁹ tn Or “grumbled against.”

[9:22]  ¹⁰ sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.

[9:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “them.”

[9:22]  ¹² tn Or “deceive.”

[9:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “live in our midst?”

[17:17]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “house.”