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 18:3

18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying ²  the land the Lord God of your ancestors ³  has given you?

Joshua 21:43-44

21:43 So the Lord gave Israel all the land he had solemnly promised to their ancestors, ⁴  and they conquered ⁵  it and lived in it. 21:44 The Lord made them secure, ⁶  in fulfillment of all he had solemnly promised their ancestors. ⁷  None of their enemies could resist them. ⁸ 

Joshua 24:14

24:14 Now ⁹  obey ¹⁰  the Lord and worship ¹¹  him with integrity and loyalty. Put aside the gods your ancestors ¹²  worshiped ¹³  beyond the Euphrates ¹⁴  and in Egypt and worship ¹⁵  the Lord.

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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 “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”

³ tn Or “fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “which he had sworn to give to their fathers.”

⁵ tn Or “possessed.”

⁶ tn Heb “gave them rest all around.”

⁷ tn Heb “according to all he swore to their fathers.”

⁸ tn Heb “not a man stood from before them from all their enemies.”

⁹ sn Joshua quotes the Lord’s words in vv. 2b-13 (note that the Lord speaks in the first person in these verses); in vv. 14-15 Joshua himself exhorts the people (note the third person references to the Lord).

¹⁰ tn Heb “fear.”

¹¹ tn Or “and serve.”

¹² tn Heb “your fathers.”

¹³ tn Or “served.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

¹⁵ tn Or “and serve.”