Joshua 8:4

8:4 He told 1  them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!

Joshua 9:13

9:13 These wineskins we filled were brand new, but look how they have ripped. Our clothes and sandals have worn out because it has been a very long journey.”

Joshua 14:14

14:14 So Hebron remains the assigned land of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this very day 2  because he remained loyal to the Lord God of Israel.

Joshua 15:63

15:63 The men of Judah were unable to conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. 3  The Jebusites live with the people of Judah in Jerusalem to this very day. 4 

Joshua 16:10

16:10 The Ephraimites 5  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 22:3

22:3 You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites 6  this entire time, 7  right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the Lord your God. 8 

Joshua 23:9

23:9 “The Lord drove out from before you great and mighty nations; no one has been able to resist you 9  to this very day.

1 tn Or “commanded, ordered.”

2 tn Heb “Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh for an inheritance to this day.”

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).

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

6 tn Heb “your brothers” (also in vv. 4, 7), but this does not refer to siblings or necessarily even to relatives. It refers to the Israelites of the remaining tribes.

7 tn Heb “these many days.”

8 tn Heb “you have kept the charge of the command of the Lord your God.”

9 tn Heb “not a man has stood before you.”