¹ tn Heb “the land of your possession.”

² sn The western tribes here imagine a possible motive for the action of the eastern tribes. T. C. Butler explains the significance of the land’s “impurity”: “East Jordan is impure because it is not Yahweh’s possession. Rather it is simply ‘your possession.’ That means it is land where Yahweh does not live, land which his presence has not sanctified and purified” (Joshua [WBC], 247).

³ tn Heb “the land of the possession of the Lord.”

⁴ tn Heb “where the dwelling place of the Lord resides.”

sn The phrase where the Lord himself lives refers to the tabernacle.

⁵ tn Heb “and take for yourselves in our midst.”

⁶ tc Heb “and us to you rebel.” The reading of the MT, the accusative sign with suffix (וְאֹתָנוּ, vÿ’otanu), is problematic with the verb “rebel” (מָרַד, marad). Many Hebrew mss correctly read the negative particle אַל (’al) for the preposition אֶל (’el, “to”).

⁷ tn The words “such a thing” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “fathers.”

⁹ tn Heb “but it is a witness between us and you.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and it will be as every good word which the Lord your God spoke to you has come to pass.”

¹¹ tn Heb “so the Lord will bring every injurious [or “evil”] word [or “thing”] upon you.”

¹² tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”

¹³ tn Heb “and you walk and serve other gods and bow down to them.”

¹⁴ tn Or “perish.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “if it is bad in your eyes.”

¹⁶ tn Or “to serve.”

¹⁷ tn Or “will serve.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “your fathers.”

¹⁹ tn Or “served.”

²⁰ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity; see v. 3.

²¹ tn Heb “house.”

²² tn Or “will serve.”