Yosua 3:2

3:2 After three days the leaders went through the camp

Yosua 4:9

4:9 Joshua also set up twelve stones ¹  in the middle of the Jordan in the very place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood. They remain there to this very day.

Yosua 4:18

4:18 The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the middle of the Jordan, and as soon as they set foot on dry land, ²  the water of the Jordan flowed again and returned to flood stage. ³ 

Yosua 6:3-4

6:3 Have all the warriors march around the city one time; ⁴  do this for six days. 6:4 Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns ⁵  in front of the ark. On the seventh day march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns.

Yosua 6:8

6:8 When Joshua gave the army its orders, ⁶  the seven priests carrying the seven rams’ horns before the Lord moved ahead and blew the horns as the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed behind.

Yosua 6:16

6:16 The seventh time around, the priests blew the rams’ horns and Joshua told the army, ⁷  “Give the battle cry, ⁸  for the Lord is handing the city over to you! ⁹ 

Yosua 6:24

6:24 But they burned ¹⁰  the city and all that was in it, except for the silver, gold, and bronze and iron items they put in the treasury of the Lord’s house. ¹¹ 

Yosua 10:25

10:25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! ¹²  Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.

Yosua 11:4

11:4 These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots. ¹³ 

Yosua 11:10

11:10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, ¹⁴  and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time ¹⁵  the leader of all these kingdoms.

Yosua 11:16

A Summary of Israel’s Victories

11:16 Joshua conquered the whole land, ¹⁶  including the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the lowlands, ¹⁷  the Arabah, the hill country of Israel and its lowlands,

Yosua 14:7

14:7 I was forty years old when Moses, the Lord’s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report. ¹⁸ 

Yosua 15:13

15:13 Caleb son of Jephunneh was assigned Kiriath Arba (that is Hebron) within the tribe of Judah, according to the Lord’s instructions to Joshua. (Arba was the father of Anak.) ¹⁹ 

Yosua 18:1

The Tribes Meet at Shiloh

18:1 The entire Israelite community assembled at Shiloh and there they set up the tent of meeting. ²⁰  Though they had subdued the land, ²¹ 

Yosua 18:9

18:9 The men journeyed ²²  through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

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. ²³ 

Yosua 21:4

21:4 The first lot belonged to ²⁴  the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Yosua 21:6

21:6 Gershon’s descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Here “also” has been supplied in the translation to make it clear (as indicated by v. 20) that these are not the same stones the men took from the river bed.

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “and the soles of the feet of the priests were brought up to the dry land.”

[4:18]  ³ tn Heb “and the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went as formerly over their banks.”

[4:18]  sn Verses 15-18 give a more detailed account of the priests’ crossing that had been briefly described in v. 11.

[6:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and go around the city, all [you] men of war, encircling the city one time.” The Hebrew verb וְסַבֹּתֶם (vÿsabbotem, “and go around”) is plural, being addressed to the whole army.

[6:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “rams’ horns, trumpets.”

[6:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “when Joshua spoke to the people.”

[6:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “the people.”

[6:16]  ⁸ tn Or “the shout.”

[6:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “for the Lord has given to you the city.” The verbal form is a perfect, probably indicating certitude here.

[6:24]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text adds “with fire.”

[6:24]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the treasury of the house of the Lord.” Technically the Lord did not have a “house” yet, so perhaps this refers to the tabernacle using later terminology.

[10:25]  ¹² tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”

[11:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “They and all their camps with them came out, a people as numerous as the sand which is on the edge of the sea in multitude, and [with] horses and chariots very numerous.”

[11:10]  ¹⁴ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[11:10]  ¹⁵ tn Or “formerly.”

[11:16]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Joshua took all this land.”

[11:16]  ¹⁷ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

[14:7]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and I brought back to him a word just as [was] in my heart.”

[15:13]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “To Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth [i.e., command] of the Lord to Joshua, Kiriath Arba (the father of Anak), it is Hebron.”

[18:1]  ²⁰ tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

[18:1]  sn On the tent of meeting see Exod 33:7-11.

[18:1]  ²¹ tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

[18:9]  ²² tn Heb “went and passed through.”

[20:5]  ²³ tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”

[21:4]  ²⁴ tn Heb “came out for.”