11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn 4 their chariots.”
16:1 The land allotted to Joseph’s descendants extended from the Jordan at Jericho 5 to the waters of Jericho to the east, through the desert and on up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel. 6
1 tn Heb “just as the
2 tn Heb “on the descent of.”
3 tn Or “heaven” (also in v. 13). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
4 tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.
5 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
6 tn Heb “The lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan [at] Jericho to the waters of Jericho to the east, the desert going up from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.”
map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
7 tn Heb “these cities belonged to Ephraim in the midst of the cities of Manasseh.”