Joshua 24

Joshua 24:1

1 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

2 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.

Joshua 24:2

3 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the southern border) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn In the Hebrew text the place name “Luz” has the directive ending, indicating that the border went from Bethel to Luz. Elsewhere Luz and Bethel appear to be names for the same site (cf. Judges 1:23), but here they appear to be distinct. Note that the NIV translates “from Bethel (that is, Luz)” here, following the reading of the LXX, εἰςΒαιθηλΛουζα (eis Baiqhl Louza, “from Bethel [Luz]”).

Joshua 24:4

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Joshua 24:5

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Joshua 24:12

1 tn Heb “and the lot belonged to the tribe of Manasseh, for he was the firstborn of Joseph.”

2 tn Heb “to Makir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, for he was a man of war.”

3 tn Heb “Gilead and Bashan belonged to him.”

sn On the assignment of Manasseh’s territory in Gilead and Bashan, see Joshua 13:31.

Joshua 24:13

4 tn Heb “and it belonged to the sons of Manasseh who remained.”

Joshua 24:15

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Joshua 24:16

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Joshua 24:31

1 tn Heb “the tent of assembly.”

sn On the tent of meeting see Exodus 33:7-11.

2 tn Heb “and the land was subdued before them.”

Joshua 24:32

3 tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”

Joshua 24:33

4 tn Heb “How long are you putting off entering and possessing.”

5 tn Or “fathers.”