Joshua 9:6

9:6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”

Joshua 9:9

9:9 They told him, “Your subjects ¹  have come from a very distant land because of the reputation ²  of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt ³ 

Joshua 24:2

24:2 Joshua told all the people, “Here is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘In the distant past your ancestors ⁴  lived beyond the Euphrates River, ⁵  including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped ⁶  other gods,

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¹ tn Or “servants.”

² tn Heb “name.”

³ tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”

⁴ tn Heb “your fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Or “served.”