Joshua 8:2

8:2 Do to Ai and its king what you did to Jericho and its king, except you may plunder its goods and cattle. Set an ambush behind the city!”

Joshua 9:8

9:8 But they said to Joshua, “We are willing to be your subjects.” So Joshua said to them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”

Joshua 16:10

16:10 The Ephraimites did not conquer the Canaanites living in Gezer. The Canaanites live among the Ephraimites to this very day and do hard labor as their servants.

Joshua 18:3

18:3 So Joshua said to the Israelites: “How long do you intend to put off occupying the land the Lord God of your ancestors has given you?

Joshua 24:22

24:22 Joshua said to the people, “Do you agree to be witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to worship the Lord?” They replied, “We are witnesses!”

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tn Heb “we are your servants.”

tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Ephraimites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”

tn Or “fathers.”

tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the Lord to serve him.”

sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.