Joshua 13:3

13:3 from the Shihor River ¹  east of ²  Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), ³  including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land ⁴ 

Joshua 24:7

24:7 Your fathers ⁵  cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, ⁶  and then drowned them in the sea. ⁷  You witnessed with your very own eyes ⁸  what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “the Shihor”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

² tn Heb “in front of.”

³ tn Heb “it is reckoned to the Canaanites.”

⁴ tn Heb “the five lords of the Philistines, the Gazaite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gathite, and the Ekronite, and the Avvites.”

⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the fathers) has been specified in the translation for clarity (see the previous verse).

⁶ tn Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”

⁷ tn Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”

⁸ tn Heb “your eyes saw.”

⁹ tn Heb “many days.”