Discovery BoxJoshua 2:24 
Context2:24 They told Joshua, “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! 1 All who live in the land are cringing before us!” 2
Joshua 6:7
Context6:7 And he told 3 the army, 4 “Move ahead 5 and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”
Joshua 8:4
Context8:4 He told 6 them, “Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!
Joshua 10:8
Context10:8 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you. 7 Not one of them can resist you.” 8
Joshua 13:1
Context13:1 When Joshua was very old, 9 the Lord told him, “You are very old, and a great deal of land remains to be conquered.
1 tn Heb “Surely the
2 tn Heb “are melting away because of us.”
3 tn An alternative reading is “and they said.” In this case the subject is indefinite and the verb should be translated as passive, “[the army] was told.”
4 tn Heb “the people.”
5 tn Heb “pass by.”
6 tn Or “commanded, ordered.”
7 tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.
8 tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”
9 tn Heb “was old, coming into the days.” This expression, referring to advancing in years, also occurs in the following clause.
