Yosua 10:13

10:13 The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. ¹  The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day. ² 

Yosua 20:3

20:3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; ³  these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

Yosua 20:5

20:5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation. ⁴ 

Yosua 20:9

20:9 These were the cities of refuge ⁵  appointed for all the Israelites and for resident foreigners living among them. Anyone who accidentally killed someone could escape there and not be executed by ⁶  the avenger of blood, at least until his case was reviewed by the assembly. ⁷ 

Yosua 22:23

22:23 If we have built ⁸  an altar for ourselves to turn back from following the Lord by making ⁹  burnt sacrifices and grain offerings on it, or by offering ¹⁰  tokens of peace ¹¹  on it, the Lord himself will punish us. ¹² 

Yosua 24:20

24:20 If ¹³  you abandon the Lord and worship ¹⁴  foreign gods, he will turn against you; ¹⁵  he will bring disaster on you and destroy you, ¹⁶  though he once treated you well.” ¹⁷ 

[10:13]  ¹ tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One.” Many modern translations render, “the Scroll [or Book] of Jashar,” leaving the Hebrew name “Jashar” (which means “Upright One”) untranslated.

[10:13]  sn The Scroll of the Upright One was apparently an ancient Israelite collection of songs and prayers (see also 2 Sam 1:18).

[10:13]  ² tn Heb “and did not hurry to set [for] about a full day.”

[20:3]  ³ tn Heb “so that the one who kills, taking life accidentally without knowledge, may flee there.”

[20:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”

[20:9]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text reads simply “the cities.” The words “for refuge” are supplied for clarification.

[20:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “and not die by the hand of.”

[20:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly.” The words “at least” are supplied for clarification.

[22:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “by building.” The prepositional phrase may be subordinated to what precedes, “if in unfaithfulness…by building.”

[22:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “or if to offer up.”

[22:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “or if to make.”

[22:23]  ¹¹ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[22:23]  ¹² tn Heb “the Lord, he will seek.” Perhaps this is a self-imprecation in an oath, “may the Lord himself punish us.”

[24:20]  ¹³ tn Or “when.”

[24:20]  ¹⁴ tn Or “and serve.”

[24:20]  ¹⁵ tn The words “against you” are added for clarification.

[24:20]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “bring you to an end.”

[24:20]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “after he did good for you.”