3:1 Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. 1 They camped there before crossing the river. 2
18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. 8 Though they had subdued the land, 9
1 tn Heb “And Joshua arose early in the morning and he and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan.”
2 tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “and he made the ark of the
4 tn Heb “and they entered the camp and spent the night in the camp.”
5 tn Heb “listened to the voice of.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
7 tn Heb “he”; the implied subject may be Israel, or Joshua (as the commanding general of the army).
8 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”
sn On the tent of meeting see Exod 33:7-11.
9 tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”
10 tc The MT reads “Judah, the Jordan”; the LXX omits “Judah.” Perhaps there was a town named Judah, distinct from the tribe of Judah, located near the northern end of the Jordan.
11 tn Heb “so that the one who kills, taking life accidentally without knowledge, may flee there.”