Joshua 5:13

Israel Conquers Jericho

5:13 When Joshua was near 1  Jericho, 2  he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. 3  Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?” 4 

Joshua 8:21

8:21 When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the city was going up in smoke, 5  they turned around and struck down the men of Ai.

1 tn Heb “in.”

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

3 tn Heb “he lifted up his eyes and looked. And look, a man was standing in front of him, and his sword was drawn in his hand.” The verb הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the reader to view the scene through Joshua’s eyes. By calling the stranger “a man,” the author reflects Joshua’s perspective. The text shortly reveals his true identity (vv. 14-15).

4 tn Heb “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

5 tn Heb “and that the smoke of the city ascended.”