Yosua 2:11

2:11 When we heard the news we lost our courage and no one could even breathe for fear of you. ¹  For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below!

Yosua 7:5

7:5 The men of Ai killed about thirty-six of them and chased them from in front of the city gate all the way to the fissures ²  and defeated them on the steep slope. ³  The people’s ⁴  courage melted away like water. ⁵ 

[2:11]  ¹ tn Heb “And we heard and our heart[s] melted and there remained no longer breath in a man because of you.”

[7:5]  ² tn The meaning and correct translation of the Hebrew word שְׁבָרִים (shÿvarim) is uncertain. The translation “fissures” is based on usage of the plural form of the noun in Ps 60:4 HT (60:2 ET), where it appears to refer to cracks in the earth caused by an earthquake. Perhaps deep ravines or gorges are in view, or the word is a proper noun (“all the way to Shebarim”).

[7:5]  ³ sn The precise geographical location of the Israelite defeat at this “steep slope” is uncertain.

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Or “army’s.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the heart of the people melted and became water.”