Yosua 2:18

2:18 When we invade the land ¹ , tie this red rope ²  in the window through which you let us down, and gather together in your house your father, mother, brothers, and all who live in your father’s house. ³ 

Yosua 2:23

2:23 Then the two men returned – they came down from the hills, crossed the river, ⁴  came to Joshua son of Nun, and reported to him all they had discovered.

Yosua 4:14

4:14 That day the Lord brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected ⁵  him all his life, ⁶  just as they had respected ⁷  Moses.

Yosua 4:24

4:24 He has done this so ⁸  all the nations ⁹  of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power ¹⁰  and so you might always obey ¹¹  the Lord your God.”

Yosua 5:14

5:14 He answered, ¹²  “Truly I am the commander of the Lord’s army. ¹³  Now I have arrived!” ¹⁴  Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground ¹⁵  and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?”

Yosua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ¹⁶  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ¹⁷ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Yosua 7:19

7:19 So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, honor ¹⁸  the Lord God of Israel and give him praise! Tell me what you did; don’t hide anything from me!”

Yosua 8:3

8:3 Joshua and the whole army marched against Ai. ¹⁹  Joshua selected thirty thousand brave warriors and sent them out at night.

Yosua 8:5

8:5 I and all the troops ²⁰  who are with me will approach the city. When they come out to fight us like before, we will retreat from them.

Yosua 14:11

14:11 Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then. ²¹ 

Yosua 20:3

20:3 Anyone who accidentally kills someone can escape there; ²²  these cities will be a place of asylum from the avenger of blood.

[2:18]  ¹ tn Heb “Look! We are about to enter the land.”

[2:18]  ² tn Heb “the cord of this red thread.”

[2:18]  ³ tn Heb “and your father and your mother and your brothers and all the house of your father gather to yourself to the house.”

[2:23]  ⁴ tn The words “the river,” though not in the Hebrew text, are added for clarification.

[4:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “feared.”

[4:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “all the days of his life.”

[4:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “had feared.”

[4:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “in order that.”

[4:24]  ⁹ tn Or “peoples.”

[4:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “know the hand of the Lord that it is strong.”

[4:24]  ¹¹ tn Heb “fear.”

[5:14]  ¹² tc Heb “He said, “Neither.” An alternative reading is לוֹ (lo, “[He said] to him”; cf. NEB). This reading is supported by many Hebrew mss, as well as the LXX and Syriac versions. The traditional reading of the MT (לֹא, lo’, “no, neither”) is probably the product of aural confusion (the two variant readings sound the same in Hebrew). Although followed by a number of modern translations (cf. NIV, NRSV), this reading is problematic, for the commander of the Lord’s army would hardly have declared himself neutral.

[5:14]  ¹³ sn The Lord’s heavenly army, like an earthly army, has a commander who leads the troops. For the phrase שַׂר־צְבָא (sar-tsÿva’, “army commander”) in the human sphere, see among many other references Gen 21:22, 32; 26:26; Judg 4:2, 7; 1 Sam 12:9.

[5:14]  ¹⁴ sn The commander’s appearance seems to be for Joshua’s encouragement. Joshua could now lead Israel into battle knowing that the Lord’s invisible army would ensure victory.

[5:14]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Joshua fell on his face to the ground and bowed down.”

[7:2]  ¹⁶ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:2]  ¹⁷ map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[7:19]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “give glory to.”

[8:3]  ¹⁹ tn “And Joshua and all the people of war arose to go up [against] Ai.”

[8:5]  ²⁰ tn Heb “the people.”

[14:11]  ²¹ tn Heb “like my strength then, like my strength now, for battle and for going out and coming in.”

[20:3]  ²² tn Heb “so that the one who kills, taking life accidentally without knowledge, may flee there.”