Discovery BoxJoshua 13:3 
Context13:3 from the Shihor River 1 east of 2 Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), 3 including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land 4
Joshua 24:7
Context24:7 Your fathers 5 cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, 6 and then drowned them in the sea. 7 You witnessed with your very own eyes 8 what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. 9
Joshua 24:32
Context24:32 The bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the part of the field that Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of money. 10 So it became the inheritance of the tribe of Joseph. 11
1 tn Heb “the Shihor”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.
2 tn Heb “in front of.”
3 tn Heb “it is reckoned to the Canaanites.”
4 tn Heb “the five lords of the Philistines, the Gazaite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gathite, and the Ekronite, and the Avvites.”
5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the fathers) has been specified in the translation for clarity (see the previous verse).
6 tn Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”
7 tn Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”
8 tn Heb “your eyes saw.”
9 tn Heb “many days.”
10 tn Heb “one hundred qesitahs.” The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qesitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value and/or weight is unknown. The word occurs only here and in Gen 33:19 and Job 42:11.
11 tn Heb “and they became for the sons of Joseph an inheritance.” One might think “bones” is the subject of the verb “they became,” but the verb is masculine, while “bones” is feminine. The translation follows the emendation suggested in the BHS note, which appeals to the Syriac and Vulgate for support. The emended reading understands “the part (of the field)” as the subject of the verb “became.” The emended verb is feminine singular; this agrees with “the part” (of the field), which is feminine in Hebrew.
