Joshua 4:7-8

4:7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing ¹  before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. ²  These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”

4:8 The Israelites did just as Joshua commanded. They picked up twelve stones, according to the number of the Israelite tribes, from the middle of the Jordan as the Lord had instructed Joshua. They carried them over with them to the camp and put them there.

Joshua 8:31

8:31 just as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded the Israelites. As described in the law scroll of Moses, it was made with uncut stones untouched by an iron tool. ³  They offered burnt sacrifices on it and sacrificed tokens of peace. ⁴ 

Joshua 10:11

10:11 As they fled from Israel on the slope leading down from ⁵  Beth Horon, the Lord threw down on them large hailstones from the sky, ⁶  all the way to Azekah. They died – in fact, more died from the hailstones than the Israelites killed with the sword.

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, ⁷ 

Joshua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ⁸  appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by ⁹  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ¹⁰ 

Joshua 22:4

22:4 Now the Lord your God has made your fellow Israelites secure, ¹¹  just as he promised them. So now you may turn around and go to your homes ¹²  in your own land ¹³  which Moses the Lord’s servant assigned to you east of the Jordan.

Joshua 22:7

22:7 (Now to one half-tribe of Manasseh, Moses had assigned land in Bashan; and to the other half Joshua had assigned land on the west side of the Jordan with their fellow Israelites.) When Joshua sent them home, ¹⁴  he rewarded ¹⁵  them,

Joshua 22:31

22:31 Phinehas, son of Eleazar, the priest, said to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, ¹⁶  “Today we know that the Lord is among us, because you have not disobeyed the Lord in this. ¹⁷  Now ¹⁸  you have rescued the Israelites from the Lord’s judgment.” ¹⁹ 

Joshua 24:32

24:32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. ²⁰  So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph. ²¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “were cut off from before.”

² tn Heb “how the waters descending from above stood still.”

³ tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones on which no one had wielded iron.” The expression “whole stones” refers to stones in their natural condition, i.e., not carved or shaped artificially with tools (“wielded iron”).

⁴ tn Or “peace offerings.”

⁵ tn Heb “on the descent of.”

⁶ tn Or “heaven” (also in v. 13). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁷ tn Heb “Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotted portions.”

⁸ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

⁹ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

¹¹ tn Heb “has given rest to your brothers.”

¹² tn Heb “tents.”

¹³ tn Heb “the land of your possession.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “to their tents.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “blessed.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “because you were not unfaithful with this unfaithfulness against the Lord.”

¹⁸ tn On the use of אָז in a logical sense, see Waltke-O’Connor, Hebrew Syntax, 667.

¹⁹ tn Heb “the hand (i.e., power) of the Lord.”

²⁰ tn Heb “one hundred qesitahs.” The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qesitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value and/or weight is unknown. The word occurs only here and in Gen 33:19 and Job 42:11.

²¹ tn Heb “and they became for the sons of Joseph an inheritance.” One might think “bones” is the subject of the verb “they became,” but the verb is masculine, while “bones” is feminine. The translation follows the emendation suggested in the BHS note, which appeals to the Syriac and Vulgate for support. The emended reading understands “the part (of the field)” as the subject of the verb “became.” The emended verb is feminine singular; this agrees with “the part” (of the field), which is feminine in Hebrew.