Joshua 2:14

2:14 The men said to her, “If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”

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, the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage.

Joshua 8:1

Israel Conquers Ai

8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! See, I am handing over to you 10  the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.

Joshua 12:7

12:7 These are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the Israelites defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the Lebanon Valley to Mount Halak on up to Seir. Joshua assigned this territory to the Israelite tribes, 11 

Joshua 13:3

13:3 from the Shihor River 12  east of 13  Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), 14  including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land 15 

Joshua 17:15

17:15 Joshua replied to them, “Since you have so many people, 16  go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”

Joshua 18:7

18:7 But the Levites will not have an allotted portion among you, for their inheritance is to serve the Lord. 17  Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have already received their allotted land 18  east of the Jordan which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned them.”

Joshua 22:4

22:4 Now the Lord your God has made your fellow Israelites secure, 19  just as he promised them. So now you may turn around and go to your homes 20  in your own land 21  which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned to you east of the Jordan.

Joshua 23:13

23:13 know for certain that the Lord our God will no longer drive out these nations from before you. They will trap and ensnare you; 22  they will be a whip that tears 23  your sides and thorns that blind 24  your eyes until you disappear 25  from this good land the Lord your God gave you.

Joshua 23:15-16

23:15 But in the same way every faithful promise the Lord your God made to you has been realized, 26  it is just as certain, if you disobey, that the Lord will bring on you every judgment 27  until he destroys you from this good land which the Lord your God gave you. 23:16 If you violate the covenantal laws of the Lord your God which he commanded you to keep, 28  and follow, worship, and bow down to other gods, 29  the Lord will be very angry with you and you will disappear 30  quickly from the good land which he gave to you.”

Joshua 24:15

24:15 If you have no desire 31  to worship 32  the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, 33  whether it be the gods whom your ancestors 34  worshiped 35  beyond the Euphrates, 36  or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family 37  will worship 38  the Lord!”


tn The second person pronoun is masculine plural, indicating that Rahab’s entire family is in view.

tn Heb “Our lives in return for you to die.” If the lives of Rahab’s family are not spared, then the spies will pay for the broken vow with their own lives.

tn Heb “If you do not report this matter of ours.”

tn Heb “allegiance and faithfulness.” These virtual synonyms are joined in the translation as “unswerving allegiance” to emphasize the degree of promised loyalty.

tn The second person pronoun is feminine singular, referring specifically to Rahab.

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

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.

tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”

10 tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.

11 tn Heb “Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotted portions.”

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

13 tn Heb “in front of.”

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

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

16 tn Heb “If you are a great people.”

17 tn Or “the priesthood of the Lord.”

18 tn Or “inheritance.”

19 tn Heb “has given rest to your brothers.”

20 tn Heb “tents.”

21 tn Heb “the land of your possession.”

22 tn Heb “be a trap and a snare to you.”

23 tn Heb “in.”

24 tn Heb “thorns in your eyes.”

25 tn Or “perish.”

26 tn Heb “and it will be as every good word which the Lord your God spoke to you has come to pass.”

27 tn Heb “so the Lord will bring every injurious [or “evil”] word [or “thing”] upon you.”

28 tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”

29 tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

30 tn Or “perish.”

31 tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

32 tn Or “to serve.”

33 tn Or “will serve.”

34 tn Heb “your fathers.”

35 tn Or “served.”

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

37 tn Heb “house.”

38 tn Or “will serve.”