Discovery BoxJoshua 3:8 
Context3:8 Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenant, ‘When you reach the bank of the Jordan River, 1 wade into the water.’” 2
Joshua 9:21
Context9:21 The leaders then added, 3 “Let them live.” So they became 4 woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided. 5
1 tn Heb “the edge of the waters of the Jordan.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.
2 tn Heb “stand in the Jordan.” Here the repetition of the word “Jordan” would be redundant according to contemporary English style, so it was not included in the translation.
3 tc Heb “and the leaders said to them.” The LXX omits the words “and the leaders said to them.”
4 tn The vav (ו) consecutive construction in the Hebrew text suggests that the narrative resumes at this point. The LXX reads here, “and they will be,” understanding what follows to be a continuation of the leaders’ words rather than a comment by the narrator.
5 tn Heb “as the leaders said to them.”
