Joshua 1:15

1:15 until the Lord gives your brothers a place like yours to settle and they conquer the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to them. Then you may go back to your allotted land and occupy the land Moses the Lord’s servant assigned you east of the Jordan.” ¹ 

Joshua 4:18

4:18 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, ²  the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage. ³ 

Joshua 7:21

7:21 I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, ⁴  two hundred silver pieces, ⁵  and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath.”

Joshua 8:29

8:29 He hung the king of Ai on a tree, leaving him exposed until evening. ⁶  At sunset Joshua ordered that his corpse be taken down from the tree. ⁷  They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and erected over it a large pile of stones (it remains to this very day). ⁸ 

Joshua 8:31

8:31 just as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. ⁹  They offered burnt sacrifices on it and sacrificed tokens of peace. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 9:24

9:24 They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects ¹¹  how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified ¹²  we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.

Joshua 13:21

13:21 It encompassed ¹³  all the cities of the plain and the whole realm of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon. Moses defeated him and the Midianite leaders Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba (they were subjects of Sihon and lived in his territory). ¹⁴ 

Joshua 19:51

19:51 These are the land assignments which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the Israelite tribal leaders ¹⁵  made by drawing lots in Shiloh before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. ¹⁶  So they finished dividing up the land.

Joshua 20:4

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ¹⁷  should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. ¹⁸  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ¹⁹ 

Joshua 21:27

21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: ²⁰  from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;

Joshua 22:28

22:28 We said, ‘If in the future they say such a thing ²¹  to us or to our descendants, we will reply, “See the model of the Lord’s altar that our ancestors ²²  made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’ ²³ 

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¹ tn Heb “Then you may return to the land of your possession and possess it, that which Moses, the Lord’s servant, gave to you beyond the Jordan toward the rising of the sun.”

² tn Heb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”

³ tn Heb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.”

sn Verses 15-18 give a more detailed account of the priests’ crossing that had been briefly described in v. 11.

⁴ tn Heb “Shinar,” a reference to Babylon (cf. Gen 10:10; 11:2; 14:1). Many modern translations retain the Hebrew name “Shinar” (cf. NEB, NRSV) but some use the more familiar “Babylon” (cf. NIV, NLT).

⁵ tn Heb “shekels.”

⁶ tn Heb “on a tree until evening.” The words “leaving him exposed” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁷ sn For the legal background of this action, see Deut 21:22-23.

⁸ tn Heb “to this day.”

⁹ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones on which no one had wielded iron.” The expression “whole stones” refers to stones in their natural condition, i.e., not carved or shaped artificially with tools (“wielded iron”).

¹⁰ tn Or “peace offerings.”

¹¹ tn Heb “your servants.”

¹² tn Or “we were very afraid.”

¹³ tn The words “it encompassed” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁴ tn Heb “princes of Sihon, inhabitants of the land.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “the leaders of the fathers of the tribes.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “at the entrance of the tent of assembly.”

sn On the tent of meeting see Exod 33:7-11.

¹⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁸ tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”

²⁰ tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).

²¹ tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

²² tn Heb “fathers.”

²³ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”