Joshua 6:2
Context6:2 The Lord told Joshua, “See, I am about to defeat Jericho for you, 1 along with its king and its warriors.
Joshua 24:23
Context24:23 Joshua said, 2 “Now put aside the foreign gods that are among you and submit to 3 the Lord God of Israel.”
Joshua 24:29
Context24:29 After all this 4 Joshua son of Nun, the Lord’s servant, died at the age of one hundred ten.
1 tn Heb “I have given into your hand Jericho.” The Hebrew verb נָתַתִּי (natatti, “I have given”) is probably best understood as a perfect of certitude, indicating the certainty of the action. The Hebrew pronominal suffix “your” is singular, being addressed to Joshua as the leader and representative of the nation. To convey to the modern reader what is about to happen and who is doing it, the translation “I am about to defeat Jericho for you” has been used.
2 tn The words “Joshua said” are supplied for clarification.
3 tn Heb “bend your heart toward.” The term לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) probably here refers to the people’s volition or will.
4 tn Heb “after these things.”