Yosua 2:7

2:7 Meanwhile ¹  the king’s men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River ²  near the fords. ³  The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them. ⁴ 

Yosua 9:21

9:21 The leaders then added, ⁵  “Let them live.” So they became ⁶  woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided. ⁷ 

Yosua 18:11

Benjamin’s Tribal Lands

18:11 The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin ⁸  by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph. ⁹ 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Another way to translate vv. 6-7 would be, “While she took them up to the roof and hid them…, the king’s men tried to find them….” Both of the main clauses have the subject prior to the predicate, perhaps indicating simultaneous action. (On the grammatical point, see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 42, §235.) In this case Rahab moves the Israelite spies from the hiding place referred to in v. 4 to a safer and less accessible hiding place.

[2:7]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarity.

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “And the men chased after them [on] the road [leading to] the Jordan to the fords.” The text is written from the perspective of the king’s men. As far as they were concerned, they were chasing the spies.

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “And they shut the gate after – as soon as the ones chasing after them went out.” The expressions “after” and “as soon as” may represent a conflation of alternate readings.

[9:21]  ⁵ tc Heb “and the leaders said to them.” The LXX omits the words “and the leaders said to them.”

[9:21]  ⁶ tn The vav (ו) consecutive construction in the Hebrew text suggests that the narrative resumes at this point. The LXX reads here, “and they will be,” understanding what follows to be a continuation of the leaders’ words rather than a comment by the narrator.

[9:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “as the leaders said to them.”

[18:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the lot came up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.”

[18:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the territory of their allotment went out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.”