Joshua 1:6
1:6 Be strong and brave! You must lead these people in the conquest of this land that I solemnly promised their ancestors I would hand over to them. 1
Joshua 11:20
11:20 for the Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses. 2
Joshua 23:10
23:10 One of you makes a thousand run away, 3 for the Lord your God fights for you 4 as he promised you he would. 5
1 tn Heb “For you will cause these people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.” The pronoun “them” at the end of the verse refers to either the people or to the fathers.
2 tn Heb “for from the Lord it was to harden their heart[s] to meet for the battle with Israel, in order to annihilate them, so that they would receive no mercy, in order annihilate them, as the Lord commanded Moses.”
3 tn Or “chases a thousand.”
4 tn Heb “for the Lord your God, he [is] the one who fights for you.”
5 tn Heb “as he said to you.”