Joshua 3:5

3:5 Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”

Joshua 4:13

4:13 About forty thousand battle-ready troops ¹  marched past the Lord to fight ²  on the plains of Jericho. ³ 

Joshua 6:2

6:2 The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, ⁴  along with its king and its warriors.

Joshua 6:12

6:12 Bright and early the next morning Joshua had the priests pick up the ark of the Lord. ⁵ 

Joshua 7:20

7:20 Achan told Joshua, “It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way: ⁶ 

Joshua 8:8

8:8 When you capture the city, set it ⁷  on fire. Do as the Lord says! See, I have given you orders.” ⁸ 

Joshua 9:14

9:14 The men examined ⁹  some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord’s advice. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 10:42

10:42 Joshua captured in one campaign ¹¹  all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

Joshua 11:9

11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned ¹²  their chariots.

Joshua 14:8

14:8 My countrymen ¹³  who accompanied ¹⁴  me frightened the people, ¹⁵  but I remained loyal to the Lord my God. ¹⁶ 

Joshua 22:34--23:1

22:34 The Reubenites and Gadites named the altar, “Surely it is a Reminder to us ¹⁷  that the Lord is God.”

Joshua Challenges Israel to be Faithful

23:1 A long time ¹⁸  passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, ¹⁹  and Joshua was very old. ²⁰ 

Joshua 23:8

23:8 But you must be loyal to ²¹  the Lord your God, as you have been ²²  to this very day.

Joshua 24:16

24:16 The people responded, “Far be it from us to abandon the Lord so we can ²³  worship ²⁴  other gods!

Joshua 24:23

24:23 Joshua said, ²⁵  “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to ²⁶  the Lord God of Israel.”

Joshua 24:29

An Era Ends

24:29 After all this ²⁷  Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.

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¹ tn Heb “men equipped for battle.”

² tn Heb “for war.”

³ map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

⁴ tn Heb “I have given into your hand Jericho.” The Hebrew verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, “I have given”) is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action. The Hebrew pronominal suffix “your” is singular, being addressed to Joshua as the leader and representative of the nation. To convey to the modern reader what is about to happen and who is doing it, the translation “I am about to defeat Jericho for you” has been used.

⁵ tn Heb “Joshua rose early in the morning and the priests picked up the ark of the Lord.”

⁶ tn Heb “like this and like this I did.”

⁷ tn Heb “the city.”

⁸ tn Heb “I have commanded you.”

⁹ tn Heb “took.” This probably means they tasted some of the food to make sure it was stale.

¹⁰ tn Heb “but they did not ask the mouth of the Lord.” This refers to seeking the Lord’s will and guidance through an oracle.

¹¹ tn Heb “at one time.”

¹² tn Heb “burned with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.

¹³ tn Heb “brothers.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “went up with.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “made the heart[s] of the people melt.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “I filled up after the Lord my God,” an idiomatic statement meaning that Caleb remained loyal to the Lord.

¹⁷ tn Heb “a witness between us.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “many days.”

¹⁹ tn Heb “the Lord had given rest to Israel from their enemies all around.”

²⁰ tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following verse.

²¹ tn Heb “hug.”

²² tn Heb “done.”

²³ tn Heb “to.”

²⁴ tn Or “can serve.”

²⁵ tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.

²⁶ tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.

²⁷ tn Heb “after these things.”