Joshua 2:5
2:5 When it was time to shut the city gate for the night, the men left. 1 I don’t know where they were heading. Chase after them quickly, for you have time to catch them!”
Joshua 10:19
10:19 But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! 2 Don’t allow them to retreat to 3 their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.” 4
1 tn Heb “And the gate was to be shut in the darkness and the men went out.”
2 tn Heb “But [as for] you, don’t stand still, chase after your enemies and attack them from the rear.”
3 tn Or “enter into.”
4 tn Heb “has given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.