Discovery BoxJoshua 5:1 
Context5:1 When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they 1 crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites. 2
Joshua 7:24
Context7:24 Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster. 3
Joshua 8:1
Context8:1 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! 4 Take the whole army with you and march against Ai! 5 See, I am handing over to you 6 the king of Ai, along with his people, city, and land.
Joshua 21:27
Context21:27 They assigned to the Gershonite clans of the Levites the following cities: 7 from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) and Beeshtarah, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of two cities;
1 tc Another textual tradition has, “while we crossed.”
2 tn Heb “their heart[s] melted and there was no longer in them breathe because of the sons of Israel.”
3 tn Or “Trouble” The name is “Achor” in Hebrew, which means “disaster” or “trouble” (also in v. 26).
4 tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”
5 tn Heb “Take with you all the people of war and arise, go up against Ai!”
6 tn Heb “I have given into our hand.” The verbal form, a perfect, is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action.
7 tn The words “they assigned” and “the following cities” are supplied for clarification (also in v. 34).
