1 tn Here “also” has been supplied in the translation to make it clear (as indicated by v. 20) that these are not the same stones the men took from the river bed.
2 sn For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown, see Deut 21:22-23.
3 tn Heb “to this very day.” The words “They remain” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Or “live.”
5 tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”
6 tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”
7 tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”
8 tn Heb “with.”
9 tn Heb “and in the name of their gods you must not invoke and you must not make solemn declarations.” The words “and you must not make solemn declarations” are omitted in the LXX and may represent a later scribal addition to elucidate the immediately preceding command. The Hiphil of שָׁבַע (shava’) without an object occurs only here and in Josh 6:26.
10 tn Or “serve.”