¹ sn The difference in the names is slight, a change from “he saves” to “the Lord saves.” The Greek text of the OT used Iesoun for Hebrew Yeshua.

² tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”

³ tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.

⁴ tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew text uses the preposition “from,” “some of” – “from those men.” The relative pronoun is added to make a smoother reading.

⁶ tn Or “said.”

⁷ sn The word “spirit” probably refers to the Holy Spirit, in which case it would be rendered “in whom is the Spirit.” This would likely be a permanent endowment for Joshua. But it is also possible to take it to refer to a proper spirit to do all the things required of such a leader (which ultimately is a gift from the Spirit of God). The Hebrew text simply says “in whom is a spirit.”

⁸ sn This symbolic act would indicate the transfer of leadership to Joshua.

⁹ tn The verb can be translated simply as “divide,” but it has more the idea of allocate as an inheritance, the related noun being “inheritance.”