Discovery BoxJoshua 6:1 
Context6:1 Now Jericho 1 was shut tightly 2 because of the Israelites. No one was allowed to leave or enter. 3
Joshua 9:23
Context9:23 Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” 4
Joshua 9:25
Context9:25 So now we are in your power. 5 Do to us what you think is good and appropriate. 6
Joshua 21:12
Context21:12 (Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)
Joshua 24:23
Context24:23 Joshua said, 7 “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to 8 the Lord God of Israel.”
1 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
2 tn Heb “was shutting and shut up.” HALOT 2:743 paraphrases, “blocking [any way of access] and blocked [against any who would leave].”
3 tn Heb “there was no one going out and there was no one coming in.”
4 tn Heb “Now you are cursed and a servant will not be cut off from you, woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
5 tn Heb “so now, look, we are in your hand.”
6 tn Heb “according to what is good and according to what is upright in your eyes to do us, do.”
7 tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.
8 tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.
