Yosua 2:14

2:14 The men said to her, “If you ¹  die, may we die too! ²  If you do not report what we’ve been up to, ³  then, when the Lord hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance ⁴  to you.” ⁵ 

Yosua 9:1

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan ⁶  – in the hill country, the lowlands, ⁷  and all along the Mediterranean coast ⁸  as far as ⁹  Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) –

Yosua 11:1

Israel Defeats a Northern Coalition

11:1 When King Jabin of Hazor ¹⁰  heard the news, he organized a coalition, including ¹¹  King Jobab of Madon, the king of Shimron, the king of Acshaph,

[2:14]  ¹ tn The second person pronoun is masculine plural, indicating that Rahab’s entire family is in view.

[2:14]  ² tn Heb “Our lives in return for you to die.” If the lives of Rahab’s family are not spared, then the spies will pay for the broken vow with their own lives.

[2:14]  ³ tn Heb “If you do not report this matter of ours.”

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “allegiance and faithfulness.” These virtual synonyms are joined in the translation as “unswerving allegiance” to emphasize the degree of promised loyalty.

[2:14]  ⁵ tn The second person pronoun is feminine singular, referring specifically to Rahab.

[9:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”

[9:1]  ⁷ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

[9:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

[9:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “in front of.”

[11:1]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[11:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “he sent to.”