23:1 A long time 3 passed after the Lord made Israel secure from all their enemies, 4 and Joshua was very old. 5 23:2 So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old.
1 tn Heb “and made it a permanent mound, a desolation, to this day.”
2 tn Or “dispossess.”
3 tn Heb “many days.”
4 tn Heb “the
5 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following verse.
6 tn Heb “hug.”
7 tn Heb “done.”