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Joshua

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Joshua

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:1

Now it happened after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, saying,

After Moses the servant of Yahweh died, Yahweh spoke to Joshua son of Nun. He had been Moses’ helper. Yahweh said,

What did Yahweh tell Joshua to do after the death of Moses? (1:1-3)

Yahweh told Joshua to arise, cross the Jordan River with all the people, and go into the land he was giving to the sons of Israel.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:2

“Moses, my servant, is dead. And now, arise, cross over this Jordan, you and all of this people, to the land that I {am} giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

“{You know that} my servant Moses has died. So now get ready to cross over the Jordan River, you and all these people. Enter the land that I will soon give to all of you Israelites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:3

Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.

I will certainly give you every place where you walk in that land, just as I promised Moses.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:4

From the wilderness and this Lebanon and unto the Great River, the Euphrates River, all of the land of the Hittites, and unto the Great Sea, from the going of the sun, will be your territory.

That land will extend from the wilderness {in the south} to the Lebanon mountains {in the northwest}, to the Euphrates River {in the northeast}, and to the Great Sea {in the west} where the sun goes down. It will include all the land where the Hittites live.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:5

No man will {be able to} stand to your face all of the days of your life. I will be with you just as I was with Moses. I will not abandon you and I will not leave you.

No people group will be able to defeat you as long as you live. I will help you as I helped Moses. I promise that I will not abandon you and I will never leave you.

Why did Yahweh say that no one would be able to stand against Joshua?

Yahweh said that no one would be able to stand against Joshua because Yahweh would be with Joshua just as he had been with Moses.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:6

Be strong and be courageous, for you yourself will cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give to them.

Be strong and brave, because you are the one who will lead these people so that they can possess this land that I promised to give to their ancestors.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:7

Only be strong and be very courageous, to be careful to do according to all of the law that Moses, my servant, commanded you. Do not turn aside from it {to} the right or {to} the left, so that you may succeed in every {place} where you go.

Just be strong and very brave so that you can be sure to obey all the laws that my servant Moses gave to you. {Obey those laws} so that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not stop obeying any of them.

What did Yahweh ask Joshua to do regarding the law of Moses?

Yahweh asked Joshua to be strong and very courageous, and to be careful to do according to all the law that Moses commanded, not turning from it to the right or to the left.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:8

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you will be careful to do according to everything written in it. For then you will make your ways prosperous and then you will succeed.

Make sure to read continually the laws that God gave Moses. Constantly think about those laws so that you will carefully obey each one. If you do that, then you will be successful in the things you do.

What did Yahweh tell Joshua he should meditate on day and night?

Yahweh told Joshua that the book of the law should not depart from his mouth, but he should meditate on it day and night.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:9

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and be courageous! Do not be terrified and do not be dismayed, for Yahweh your God {is} with you in every {place} where you go.”

Do not forget that I have commanded you to be strong and brave. Do not be afraid and do not be discouraged, because I, Yahweh your God, will be with you wherever you go.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:10

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

So Joshua commanded the leaders of the people of Israel,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:11

“Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, because within three days you are crossing over this Jordan to enter to possess the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you to possess it.’”

“Go throughout the camp and give these orders to the people: ‘Prepare all the food that you will take with you, because the day after tomorrow we will cross the Jordan River. We are going across in order to conquer the land that Yahweh, our God, has promised to give us.’”

What did Joshua tell the officers of the people to command the people?

Joshua told the officers to command the people to prepare provisions for themselves because within three days they would cross the Jordan to possess the land Yahweh was giving them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:12

And to the Reubenite and to the Gadite and to the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joshua spoke, saying,

Then Joshua spoke to the people of the tribes that were the descendants of Reuben and Gad. He also spoke to the people of half of the tribe of Manasseh. {All those people were going to settle on the east side of the Jordan River.} Joshua said,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:13

“Remember the word that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, saying, ‘Yahweh your God {is} giving rest to you, and he will give to you this land.’

“Keep in mind the orders that Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you. Moses said, ‘Yahweh your God will give you this land so that you can live here peacefully.’

What did Joshua remind the people that Moses had said Yahweh would give them?

Joshua reminded the people that Moses had said, “Yahweh your God is giving rest to you, and he will give to you this land.”

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:14

Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock may remain in the land that Moses gave to you on the other side of the Jordan. But you yourselves, being armed, shall cross over to the face of your brothers, all of the warriors of valor, and you shall help them

Your wives, your little children, and your cows, sheep, and goats may stay here in this land that Moses gave you on the east side of the Jordan River. But all the men of fighting age{, twenty years old or older,} must cross the Jordan River. They must go ahead of the people of the other tribes. Your soldiers must take all their weapons so that they can help their fellow Israelites.

What did Joshua tell the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh to do?

Joshua told them that their wives, children, and livestock could remain in the land Moses had given them east of the Jordan, but all their warriors, being armed, should cross over to help their brothers.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:15

until when Yahweh gives rest to your brothers, as {to} you, and they possess, they too, the land that Yahweh your God {is} giving to them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and you shall possess it, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave to you on the other side of the Jordan, {toward} the rising of the sun.”

You must help your fellow Israelites to fight against the inhabitants of the land until Yahweh has enabled them to defeat the inhabitants and settle in the land permanently and live peacefully there. That is what Yahweh has done for you in the land he has given you. Yahweh our God will do the same thing for them. After you help them, then your soldiers may return to live in this land that Yahweh’s servant Moses gave to you here on the east side of the Jordan River.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:16

And they answered Joshua, saying, “All of what you have commanded us, we will do, and to everywhere you send us, we will go.

The people answered Joshua, “We will do everything you have told us to do, and we will go wherever you tell us to go.

How did the people answer Joshua’s commands?

The people answered Joshua by saying they would do all that he had commanded them and go wherever he sent them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:17

As {with} all of what we listened to Moses, so we will listen to you. Only may Yahweh your God {be} with you, just as he {was} with Moses.

As we obeyed all that Moses told us to do, so we will obey all that you tell us to do. We pray that Yahweh your God will help you just as he helped Moses.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 1:18

Every man who disobeys your mouth and will not hear your words according to all of what you command him shall be put to death. Only be strong and be courageous.”

We will execute anyone who refuses to obey what you say and does not do everything that you command. But {we want you, Joshua}, to be strong and brave!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:1

And Joshua, the son of Nun, secretly sent from Shittim two men, spies, saying, “Go, see the land and Jericho.” And they went and entered the house of a woman, a prostitute, and her name {was} Rahab, and they stayed there.

Then Joshua son of Nun chose two men from their camp at Shittim. He told them, “Go secretly and find out all that you can about the land, especially about the city of Jericho.” They left the camp and went to Jericho. A prostitute whose name was Rahab lived in that city. They stayed in her house that night.

Where did the two spies stay when Joshua sent them to see the land and Jericho?

The two spies stayed at the house of a prostitute named Rahab in Jericho.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:2

And it was said to the king of Jericho, saying, “Behold, men have come here tonight from the sons of Israel to search out the land.”

Someone told the king of Jericho, “Be careful! Some Israelite men have come here tonight to spy on our land!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:3

Then the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men, the ones coming to you, who came to your house, because they have come to search out all of the land.”

So the king of Jericho sent messengers to Rahab. They told her, “We know that some men are staying in your house. Surrender them to the king, because they have come here to spy on our land!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:4

But the woman had taken the two men and had hidden them. And she said, “Indeed, the men came to me, but I did not know from where they {were}.

But Rahab had already hidden the two men {inside her house}. She told the messengers, “Yes, it is true that those men came to me. But I did not know that they were spies.

What did Rahab do with the two spies when the king of Jericho sent men to find them?

When the king’s men came to Rahab looking for the spies, she had hidden the spies, and she denied knowing where they were.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:5

And the gate was to shut at darkness, and the men went out. I do not know where the men went. Pursue quickly after them, for you may overtake them.”

Those men left Jericho at dusk, before the guards closed the city gates. I do not know where they were going. But if you hurry, you might catch up with them.”

What did Rahab tell the men from the king of Jericho about the spies?

Rahab told the king’s men that the spies had come to her, but she did not know where they were from, and they left at dark when the gate was about to shut. She told the men to pursue them quickly to overtake them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:6

(Now she had brought them up to the roof and had hidden them in the stalks of flax arranged by her on the roof.)

{But she was lying.} She had actually taken the two men up to the {flat} roof of her house. There she had hidden them under bundles of flax that she had laid out {to dry} on her roof.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:7

So the men pursued after them {on} the road of the Jordan to the fords. And they shut the gate after when the pursuers had gone out after them.

Soldiers looked for the men all along the road that leads from Jericho to the place where people can walk across the Jordan River. {They thought the men would travel on that road back to the Israelite camp.} As soon as the soldiers left the city, guards shut the city gates {to keep the spies from escaping if they were actually still in the city}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:8

Now before they lay down, she went up to them on the roof.

The two men expected to sleep on the roof, hiding under the flax stalks. But Rahab went up to the roof and spoke with them before they went to sleep.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:9

And she said to the men, “I know that Yahweh has given the land to you and that the dread of you has fallen on us and that all the dwellers of the land have melted from your faces.

She said to them, “We know that Yahweh is going to enable you Israelites to conquer this land. As a result, all the people living in this land are so afraid of you that we will not be able to fight with you.

What reason did Rahab give the spies for why she had hidden them?

Rahab told the spies that she knew Yahweh had given them the land and that the dread of them had fallen on her people.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:10

For we have heard that Yahweh dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds from your faces in your going out from Egypt, and what you did to two of the kings of the Amorite who {were} on the other side of the Jordan, to Sihon and to Og, that you devoted them.

We have heard about how Yahweh dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds so that you could cross it when you left Egypt. We also heard how you killed Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorite people group who lived on the eastern side of the Jordan River. We heard how you totally destroyed them.

What reports had made Rahab believe Yahweh had given the Israelites the land?

Rahab said she believed Yahweh had given the Israelites the land because she had heard how Yahweh dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds for them and what they did to the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:11

And we have heard, and our heart has melted, and the spirit in a man no longer stands from your faces. For Yahweh your God, he {is} God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

When we heard about those things, we were very dismayed. Because of the way your God has helped you, we no longer feel courageous enough to fight against you. {We know that} Yahweh, whom you worship, is the true God. He is the God who rules over everything. {And if he is helping you, then we cannot resist you.}

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:12

And now, please swear to me by Yahweh, since I am doing kindness with you, that you yourselves will also do kindness with the house of my father, and give to me a sign of truth,

So now I want you to swear a solemn oath to me by Yahweh that you will act kindly to me and my family because I have acted kindly toward you. I also want you to give me some proof that you will do what you promise,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:13

that you will keep alive my father and my mother and my brothers and my sisters and all who {are} to them and you will deliver our lives from death.”

Spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all of their families. Promise me that you Israelites will not kill us {when you destroy this city}.”

What did Rahab ask the spies to do for her and her family?

Rahab asked the spies to swear by Yahweh that they would keep her father, mother, brothers, sisters, and all their households alive and deliver them from death.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:14

And the men said to her, “Our lives in place of yours to die! If you do not tell this matter of ours, then it will happen, in Yahweh’s giving the land to us, that we will do kindness and faithfulness with you.”

The two men told her, “May Yahweh cause us to die if we let anyone kill you or your family! If you do not tell others what we are planning to do, then we will act kindly toward you and all your family. We will not kill you when Yahweh enables us to conquer this land.”

What did the spies promise Rahab?

The spies promised Rahab that their lives would be given in place of hers if she did not tell about their mission, and they would deal kindly and faithfully with her when Yahweh gave them the land.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:15

Then she lowered them down by a rope through the window (for her house {was} in the side of the wall, so she was dwelling in the wall).

{One of} the outside walls of the house where Rahab lived was part of the wall that was around the city of Jericho. She fastened a rope and hung it outside a window that was in that wall. That allowed the men to climb down the wall {and escape from the city, even though the king’s men had closed the gates}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:16

And she said to them, “Go to the hill country, lest the pursuers meet you. And hide there three days, until the pursuers have returned. And afterwards you may go your way.”

Then she said to them, “When you leave the city, go up into the hills so that the men who are searching for you will not find you. Hide in caves in the hills for three days, until the men who are searching for you return to the city. Then you will be able to safely return to your camp.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:17

And the men said to her, “We {will be} innocent from this oath of yours that you have made us swear:

The two men {gave her a red cord, and} said to her, “This is what you must do. If you do not do this, we will not have to do what you made us promise to do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:18

Behold us, coming into the land! You shall tie this cord of thread of scarlet in the window through which you lower us down, and your father and your mother and your brothers and all of the house of your father, you shall gather to you at the house.

When we come into the land, you must tie this red cord in the window through which you let us down. You must gather together your father and mother, your brothers and sisters, and their families inside your house.

What did the spies tell Rahab she must do for her and her family to be safe when they came into the land?

The spies told Rahab to tie a scarlet cord in the window and gather her father, mother, brothers, and all her father’s household into her house.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:19

And it will be, anyone who goes out from the doors of your house to the outside, his blood {will be} on his head and we {will be} innocent. But anyone who is with you in the house, his blood {will be} on our head if a hand shall be on him.

If anyone in your family leaves the house and goes into the street, {our soldiers} will kill them, and we will not be guilty. But if they injure anyone who is in this house with you, we will be guilty.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:20

But if you tell this matter of ours, then we will be innocent from your oath that you have made us swear.”

But if you tell anyone what we are planning to do, we will not have to do what you made us promise to do.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:21

And she said, “According to your words, so {be} it.” And she sent them away, and they went. And she tied the cord of scarlet in the window.

Rahab said, “I agree to do what you say.” Then she sent them away, and they left her house. And she tied the red cord so it would hang out of the window.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:22

And they went and came to the hill country, and they stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. And the pursuers searched along all of the road, but they did not find them.

When the two men left the city, they went up into the hills. They stayed there for three days while the men who had been sent by the king continued to search for them. They searched all along the road, but they did not find the two men. {So they gave up and returned to Jericho.}

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:23

And the two men returned and descended from the hill country and crossed over and came to Joshua, the son of Nun, and they recounted to him all of the things having found them.

Then the two men started back toward their camp. They came down from the hills, crossed the Jordan River, and returned to the Israelite camp. They told Joshua everything that had happened to them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 2:24

And they said to Joshua, “Truly Yahweh has given all of the land into our hand, for indeed, all of the dwellers of the land are melting from our faces.”

They said to Joshua, “We are certain that Yahweh is going to enable us to conquer that whole land. We know that because all the people there are very afraid of us.”

What did the spies report to Joshua when they returned?

The spies told Joshua that Yahweh had given all the land into their hand and that all the inhabitants of the land were melting because of them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:1

And Joshua rose early in the morning, and they set out from Shittim. And they came unto the Jordan, he and all of the sons of Israel, and they lodged there before they crossed over.

Joshua {and all the other Israelites} got up early the next morning. They left their camp at Shittim and went down to the Jordan River. They camped there before they crossed over the river.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:2

And it happened at the end of three days, that the officers passed through the midst of the camp.

They rested for one day, and the morning after that, the leaders of the people went throughout the camp.

What did the officers tell the people to do when they saw the Levite priests carrying the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh? (3:2-3)

The officers told the people that when they saw the Box of the Covenant and the priests carrying it, they should set out from their place and follow it.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:3

And they commanded the people, saying, “As you see the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh your God and the priests, the Levites, carrying it, then you yourselves shall set out from your place and go after it—

They instructed the people, “When you see some of the priests, who are the descendants of Levi, carrying the sacred chest of Yahweh your God, then {you will know} it is time to leave this place and follow the sacred chest.

Why did the officers tell the people to stay about 2,000 cubits behind the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh? (3:3-4)

The officers told the people to stay that far behind the Box of the Covenant so they would know the way to go, since they had not passed that way before.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:4

but a distance shall be between you and between it, about 2, 000 cubits in measurement; do not come near to it—so that you will know the way in which you should go, since you have not passed over by the way from yesterday {or} the third day.”

Since you have not gone this way before, you do not know where you should go. So you {must follow the priests so that you} will know the direction that you should travel, but stay at least 1, 000 yards away from the sacred chest. Do not come closer than that.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:5

And Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow Yahweh will do wonders in your midst.”

Then Joshua told the Israelites, “Perform the ceremonies that will make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, because tomorrow he is going to do things for you that will amaze you!”

What did Joshua say Yahweh was going to do among the people the next day?

Joshua said that Yahweh was going to do wonders for the people the next day.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:6

And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Lift up the Box of the Covenant and cross over to the face of the people.” And they lifted up the Box of the Covenant and went to the face of the people.

Then Joshua said to the priests, “Carry the sacred chest and go in front of the people.” So they lifted up the sacred chest and went in front of the people.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:7

And Yahweh said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all of Israel, who will know that just as I was with Moses, I am with you.

Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “This is the day when I will begin to cause all the people of Israel to honor you greatly as their leader. They will understand that I am helping you just as I helped Moses.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:8

And you, you shall command the priests, the carriers of the Box of the Covenant, saying, ‘As you come unto the edge of the waters of the Jordan, in the Jordan you shall stand.’”

Tell the priests who are carrying the sacred chest, ‘When you come to the edge of the Jordan River, stand still in the water.’”

What did Yahweh tell Joshua to command the priests carrying the Box of the Covenant when they reached the edge of the Jordan River?

Yahweh told Joshua to command the priests to stand still in the Jordan River once they reached the edge of its waters.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:9

And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “Approach here and hear the words of Yahweh your God.”

Then Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Come close to me and listen to what Yahweh, your God, will tell you.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:10

And Joshua said, “By this you will know that the living God {is} in your midst and dispossessing, he will dispossess from your face the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Hivite and the Perizzite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Jebusite.

{When they came near}, Joshua said, “This is how you will know that God, who lives and can do anything, acts on your behalf. You will certainly see him expel from the land the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:11

Behold, the Box of the Covenant of the Lord of all of the earth crossing over to your faces in the Jordan.

Know with certainty that Yahweh is the one who rules over all the earth. The sacred chest belongs to him, and the priests will carry it into the Jordan River ahead of you.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:12

And now, take for yourselves 12 men from the tribes of Israel, one man, one man to a tribe.

So choose 12 men, one from each of the tribes of Israel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:13

And it will happen as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests, the carriers of the Box of Yahweh, the Lord of all of the earth, rest in the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will be cut off, the waters coming down from above. And they will stand, one heap.”

When the priests who are carrying the chest of Yahweh, who rules over all the earth, put their feet in the waters of the Jordan River, the water will stop flowing. The water coming from upstream will pile up {because Yahweh will cause them to be blocked}.”

What did Joshua tell the people would happen when the soles of the feet of the priests carrying the Box of Yahweh rested in the waters of the Jordan?

Joshua told the people that as soon as the soles of the priests’ feet rested in the Jordan’s waters, the waters flowing from above would be cut off and stand in one heap.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:14

And it happened, when the people set out from their tents to cross over the Jordan, that the priests, the carriers of the Box of the Covenant, were to the face of the people.

So the Israelites packed up their tents so that they could go across the Jordan River. The priests who were carrying the sacred chest went in front of the people.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:15

And as the carriers of the Box came unto the Jordan then the feet of the priests, the carriers of the Box, were dipped into the edge of the water. (Now the Jordan was full over all of its banks all of the days of the harvest.)

{It was springtime,} when people harvest their crops, and at that time the Jordan River floods over all its banks. But the moment the priests who carried the sacred chest reached the edge of the river and stepped into the water,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:16

Then the waters coming down from above stood {still}. They rose up, one heap, at a great distance away, at Adam, the city that {is} beside Zarethan, and those going down to the sea of Arabah, the Sea of Salt, were completely cut off. (Now the people crossed over opposite Jericho.)

the water stopped flowing. The water piled up far upstream, at a town named Adam, near the city named Zarethan. The water stopped flowing down to the Sea of Arabah, which people also call the Sea of Salt. {The water} completely stopped flowing, and the people were able to cross the river near Jericho.

Where did the people cross the Jordan River?

The people crossed the Jordan opposite Jericho, while the waters from above stood in a heap far away at Adam.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 3:17

So the priests, the carriers of the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh, stood firmly on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan. And all of Israel {was} crossing over on dry ground until when all of the nation had finished crossing over the Jordan.

The priests who were carrying the sacred chest of Yahweh stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan {riverbed}. They continued to stand there until all the people of Israel had crossed the river on dry ground.

What did the priests who carried the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh do while all Israel crossed the Jordan?

The priests who carried the Box of the Covenant stood firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan River until all the nation had finished crossing.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:1

And it happened, when all of the nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, that Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

After all the people of Israel had finished crossing the Jordan River, Yahweh said to Joshua,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:2

“Take 12 men for yourselves from the people, one man, one man from a tribe,

“Choose 12 men, one from each tribe {of Israel}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:3

and command them, saying: ‘Lift up for yourselves from here, from the midst of the Jordan, from the firm standing place of the feet of the priests, 12 stones. And you shall bring them over with you and you shall leave them in the lodging place in which you will lodge tonight.’”

Tell them to pick up 12 stones from the middle of the dry Jordan {riverbed} where the priests are standing. Tell them to carry those stones and put them down at the place you will stay tonight.”

What did Yahweh tell Joshua to command 12 men (one from each tribe) to do?

Yahweh told Joshua to command the 12 men to take 12 stones from the middle of the Jordan, from where the priests’ feet stood, and carry them to their lodging place.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:4

So Joshua called to the 12 men whom he had appointed from the sons of Israel, one man, one man from a tribe.

{So Joshua chose 12 men,} one from each tribe of Israel. Then Joshua called them together

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:5

And Joshua said to them, “Cross over to the face of the Box of Yahweh your God into the midst of the Jordan. And lift up for yourselves, a man one stone, upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel,

and said to them, “Go into the middle of the Jordan {riverbed}, in front of {the priests who are standing and holding} the sacred chest of Yahweh your God. Each of you must pick up a {large} stone, one for each tribe. Each of you is to carry a stone on his shoulder. That will be a total of 12 stones for the 12 tribes of the people of Israel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:6

so that this will be a sign in your midst. When your sons ask tomorrow, saying, ‘What {are} these stones to you?’

These stones will be a monument for you to see. In the future, your children will ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:7

then you shall say to them, ‘Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off from the face of the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh. In its crossing over in the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off.’ And these stones will be for a memorial to the sons of Israel forever.”

Tell them that {these stones are here} because Yahweh blocked the water in the Jordan River {so that it stopped flowing} when the priests were carrying the sacred chest of Yahweh. When the chest was carried into the Jordan River, Yahweh blocked the water {so that we were able to cross the Jordan on dry ground}. These stones will cause our descendants to remember forever what Yahweh has done.”

What did Joshua say was the purpose of the 12 stones taken from the Jordan River?

The stones would be a memorial to the people of Israel forever, because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh when it crossed.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:8

And the sons of Israel did so, just as Joshua commanded. And they lifted up 12 stones from the midst of the Jordan, just as Yahweh had said to Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Israel. And they brought them over with them to the lodging place and they left them there.

So those 12 men did exactly what Joshua had told them to do. They went and picked up 12 {large} stones from the middle of the Jordan {riverbed}, one stone for each of the tribes of Israel. That was what Yahweh had told Joshua. Then they carried the stones to their camp. They put the stones down there.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:9

And Joshua set up 12 stones in the midst of the Jordan, under the standing place of the feet of the priests, the carriers of the Box of the Covenant. And they are there to this day.

Then Joshua {took} 12 {other large} stones and stacked them in a pile in the middle of the Jordan {riverbed} where the priests who carried the sacred chest were standing. And those stones are still there.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:10

And the priests, the carriers of the Box, stood in the midst of the Jordan until the finishing of all of the thing that Yahweh had commanded Joshua to speak to the people, according to all of what Moses had commanded Joshua. And the people hurried and crossed over.

The priests who carried the chest remained standing in the middle of the Jordan {riverbed} until the Israelites had finished doing everything that Yahweh had commanded Joshua to tell them to do. These were the same instructions that Moses had given to Joshua. The Israelites crossed {the riverbed} quickly.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:11

And it happened, when all of the people had finished crossing over, that the Box of Yahweh and the priests crossed over to the face of the people.

As soon as all the people had crossed over, then the priests carried the sacred chest of Yahweh across the river. The people watched them do that.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:12

And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh crossed over armed to the face of the sons of Israel, just as Moses had spoken to them.

The soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, crossed over ahead of the rest of the Israelite people. They brought their weapons with them. That was what Moses had ordered them to do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:13

About 40, 000 equipped {ones} of the army crossed over to the face of Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.

As Yahweh was watching, about 40, 000 soldiers crossed the riverbed. These men were ready fight in the Israelite army. They were heading for the plains of Jericho, where they would fight a battle.

About how many armed warriors crossed over before Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle?

About 40,000 armed warriors crossed over before Yahweh to the plains of Jericho for battle.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:14

On that day Yahweh made Joshua great in the eyes of all of Israel, and they feared him just as they had feared Moses all of the days of his life.

On that day, Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to honor Joshua greatly as their leader. And they deeply respected Joshua his entire life, just as they had deeply respected Moses.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:15

And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

Yahweh said to Joshua,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:16

“Command the priests, the carriers of the Box of the Testimony, and they shall come up from the Jordan.”

“Order the priests who are carrying the sacred chest of the testimony to come up from the Jordan {riverbed}.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:17

And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, “Come up from the Jordan.”

So Joshua commanded the priests to come up from the Jordan {riverbed}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:18

And it happened that when the priests, the carriers of the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh, came up from the midst of the Jordan, {when} the soles of the feet of the priests were lifted up to dry ground, then the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and went over all of its banks, as yesterday and the third day.

Then the priests, carrying the sacred chest of Yahweh, came up out of the Jordan {riverbed}. As soon as the priests walked up out of the riverbed onto the riverbank, the water of the Jordan River started flowing again, and the river overflowed its banks as it had been doing before.

What happened when the priests who carried the Box of the Covenant of Yahweh came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched dry ground?

When the priests’ feet touched dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks as before.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:19

Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth {day} of the first month. And they camped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

It was on the tenth day of the first month of their year that the Israelite people crossed over the Jordan {riverbed} and camped at a place called Gilgal. That is east of the land near the city of Jericho.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:20

And those 12 stones that they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal.

At Gilgal, Joshua set up the 12 {large} stones that the 12 men had carried from the Jordan {riverbed}.

Where did Joshua set up the 12 stones that the men had taken out of the Jordan?

At Gilgal Joshua set up the 12 stones that came out of the Jordan.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:21

And he spoke to the sons of Israel, saying, “When your sons ask their fathers tomorrow, saying, ‘What are these stones?’

Then Joshua said to the people of Israel, “In the future, when your descendants ask, ‘Why are these stones here?’

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:22

then you shall cause your sons to know, saying, ‘Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry ground.’

tell them, ‘This is where we Israelites crossed the Jordan River on dry ground.’

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:23

For Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from your faces until you crossed over, just as Yahweh your God did to the Sea of Reeds, which he dried up before us until we had crossed over,

While you were watching, Yahweh, the God you worship, dried up the river for you, until we had all crossed it. Yahweh, the God we worship, did {to the Jordan River} exactly what he did to the Sea of Reeds. He caused that to become dry, as our parents were watching, until they all crossed it.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 4:24

so that all of the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Yahweh, that it is mighty, so that you will fear Yahweh your God all of the days.”

{Yahweh did that} in order that all the peoples of the earth would know that he is very powerful. And because you have seen this, as a result, you will always revere Yahweh your God.”

Why did Joshua say the people should tell their children what Yahweh had done for them at the Jordan?

Joshua said they should tell their children so that all the peoples of the earth might know Yahweh’s hand is mighty, and so that they might fear Yahweh their God all the days.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:1

And it happened that when all of the kings of the Amorite who {were} on the other side of the Jordan, toward the sea, and all of the kings of the Canaanite who {were} beside the sea heard that Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from the face of the sons of Israel until they had crossed over, then their heart melted, and a spirit was no longer in them from the face of the sons of Israel.

The leaders of the Amorites and Canaanites heard about how Yahweh had dried up the water of the Jordan River in front of the Israelites so that they could cross it. Those leaders included all the kings of the Amorites who {lived} on the west side of the Jordan River, toward the {Great} Sea. They also included all the kings of the Canaanites, who {lived} close to the {Great} Sea. When those kings heard {what Yahweh had done}, they became very afraid and no longer desired to fight {the Israelites}.

What was the reaction of the Amorite and Canaanite kings when they heard Yahweh had dried up the Jordan’s waters for Israel?

When the kings heard how Yahweh had dried up the Jordan’s waters, their hearts melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the sons of Israel.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:2

At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make for yourself knives of flint and again, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.”

While {the Israelites were staying at Gilgal,} Yahweh said to Joshua, “{Someone had circumcised the Israelite males who lived in Egypt before they left there. Now} make knives from flint stones and circumcise all the Israelite males whom no one has yet circumcised.”

What did Yahweh command Joshua to make and do a second time for the sons of Israel?

Yahweh commanded Joshua to make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:3

So Joshua made for himself knives of flint. And he circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath Haaraloth.

So Joshua {commanded the people} to make knives from flint stones and circumcise the Israelite males at {a place that people now call} Circumcision Hill.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:4

And this {is} the reason that Joshua circumcised {them}: All of the people having come out from Egypt, the males, all of the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, in their coming out from Egypt.

This is why they circumcised the Israelite males at this time. All of the men who left Egypt, all those old enough to be soldiers, had died in the desert after they left Egypt.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:5

For all of the people having come out were circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness on the way in their coming out from Egypt they did not circumcise.

Someone had circumcised those men when they were children in Egypt. But no one had circumcised the boys whose mothers gave birth to them while they were in the wilderness, after they left Egypt.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:6

For the sons of Israel had walked in the wilderness 40 years, until the finishing of all of the nation of the men of war having come out from Egypt, because they had not listened to the voice of Yahweh, to whom Yahweh had sworn not to let them see the land that Yahweh had sworn to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing {with} milk and honey.

The people of Israel traveled through the wilderness for 40 years, until all the men who were old enough to be soldiers, who had left Egypt, had died. This happened because they had not obeyed Yahweh. So Yahweh swore to them that they would not be able to enter the land that he had promised to our ancestors. He said that he would give that very fertile land to us, their descendants.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:7

And he raised up their sons instead of them; Joshua circumcised them. For they were uncircumcised because they had not circumcised them on the way.

The sons of those who had disobeyed Yahweh were the ones whom Joshua and other Israelite leaders circumcised {at Gilgal}. They circumcised them there because no one had done that while they were traveling in the wilderness.

Why did Joshua have to circumcise the sons of those who came out of Egypt?

Joshua had to circumcise them because they were uncircumcised, as they had not been circumcised while they were traveling in the wilderness.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:8

And it happened when all of the nation had finished being circumcised, that they stayed in their places in the camp until their recovering.

After the leaders had circumcised all the Israelite males, they remained in the camp and rested until they had healed.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:9

And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from upon you.” So one calls the name of that place Gilgal to this day.

Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “People thought badly of you because they considered you to be just former Egyptian slaves. But now I have made you a distinct nation.” Because of that, people called that place Gilgal, and it still has that name even now.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:10

And the sons of Israel camped at Gilgal, and they performed the Passover on day 14 of the month, in the evening, on the plains of Jericho.

On the evening of the fourteenth day of that month, while the people of Israel were staying at Gilgal, on the plain near the city of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover festival.

What festival did the sons of Israel celebrate while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho?

While camped at Gilgal, the sons of Israel celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:11

And they ate from the produce of the land, from the morrow of the Passover, unleavened cakes and roasted {grain}, on that same day.

The day after they celebrated the Passover festival, they gathered barley grain in that area. They made some of the barley grain into unleavened bread and ate, and they roasted and ate some of it.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:12

And the manna stopped from the morrow of their eating from the yield of the land, and manna was no longer for the sons of Israel. And they ate from the produce of the land of Canaan in that year.

The next day, {Yahweh} stopped {sending} manna for the people of Israel {to eat}. From then on, they ate food that grew in the land of Canaan.

What food stopped the day after the people of Israel ate the produce of the land of Canaan?

The manna stopped the day after they ate the produce of the land, and the sons of Israel no longer had manna.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:13

And it happened, in Joshua being by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man {was} standing in front of him and his drawn sword {was} in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

One day, when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw someone who appeared to be a man standing in front of him. The man was holding a sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you going to fight for us or against us?”

Who did Joshua see standing in front of him with a drawn sword when he was by Jericho?

Joshua saw a man standing in front of him with his drawn sword in his hand.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:14

And he said, “No, but I myself have now come {as} the commander of the army of Yahweh.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and bowed down. And he said to him, “What {is} my lord speaking to his servant?”

The man replied, “I am not a soldier in any human army. Rather, I am the commander of Yahweh’s army. I have come {here to help you}.” Then Joshua very respectfully got down on his knees and touched his face to the ground. Joshua said to him, “What do you want me to do? I will do it.”

Who did the man with the drawn sword say he was?

The man with the drawn sword told Joshua that he had come as the commander of the army of Yahweh.

What did Joshua ask the commander of Yahweh’s army?

Joshua fell on his face to the earth, bowed down, and asked what his lord was speaking to his servant.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 5:15

And the commander of the army of Yahweh said to Joshua, “Slip off your sandal from upon your foot, because the place that you are standing on, it {is} holy.” And Joshua did so.

The commander of Yahweh’s army replied, “The ground on which you are standing is holy {because I am here}. So take off your sandals.” So Joshua took off his sandals.

What did the commander of Yahweh’s army tell Joshua to do because the place on which he was standing was holy?

The commander of Yahweh’s army told Joshua to remove his sandals from his feet because the place on which he was standing was holy.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:1

And it happened, when Jabin, the king of Hazor, heard, that he sent to Jobab, the king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph

When King Jabin of the city of Hazor learned what had happened, he sent messages to several other kings. He sent them to King Jobab of the city of Madon, to the king of the city of Shimron, and to the king of the city of Achshaph.

What did Jabin, king of Hazor, do when he heard about Israel’s victories?

When Jabin, king of Hazor, heard, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph, and to other northern kings.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:2

and to the kings who {were} from the north in the hill country and in the Arabah south of Chinnereth and in the lowland and in the heights of Dor from the west,

He also sent messages to the kings who ruled in the northern hill country and to the kings in the Jordan River Valley, south of the lake of Chinnereth; the kings in the low country, and the kings in the western foothills near the city of Dor.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:3

the Canaanite from the sunrise and from the sea, and the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite in the hill country, and the Hivite below Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

He sent messages to the Canaanite peoples who lived on both the eastern and western sides of the Jordan River. He also sent them to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites who lived in the hill country, and to the Hivites who lived near Mount Hermon in the region of Mizpah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:4

And they went out, they and all of their camps with them, many people, like the sand that {is} on the shore of the sea for multitude, and a horse and a chariot, very many.

All these kings gathered their armies together to fight. Their soldiers were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore. They also brought a great number of horses and chariots with them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:5

And all of these kings met together and came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.

All these kings joined their forces and set up their camp together near the lake of Merom, preparing to fight against the Israelites.

Where did all these northern kings and their many armies meet and camp to fight against Israel?

All these kings met together and came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:6

And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid from their faces, because tomorrow about this time I will give all of them slain to the face of Israel. You will hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”

Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of these armies, because at about this time tomorrow, I will help you defeat all of them. When you attack them, you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots.”

What did Yahweh tell Joshua not to fear and what to do to their horses and chariots?

Yahweh told Joshua not to be afraid of them, for the next day he would give them all slain to Israel; Joshua was to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:7

And Joshua and all of the people of war with him came upon them suddenly at the waters of Merom, and they fell upon them.

So Joshua and his whole army traveled to the lake of Merom and made a surprise attack against their enemies.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:8

And Yahweh gave them into the hand of Israel, and they struck them and pursued them unto Great Sidon and unto Misrephoth Maim and unto the Valley of Mizpeh from the sunrise. And they struck them until he did not leave to them a survivor.

Yahweh helped the Israelites defeat them. The Israelite army pursued them all the way to the great city of Sidon in the north, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah in the east. The Israelites kept fighting until they had killed all their enemies.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:9

And Joshua did to them just as Yahweh had said to him. He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots with fire.

Then Joshua did exactly what Yahweh had told him to do. He crippled their horses and burned their chariots.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:10

And Joshua returned at that time and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword, because Hazor, it {was} formerly the head of all of these kingdoms.

After that, Joshua went back and captured the city of Hazor. He killed its king. Hazor was the main city that ruled all the kingdoms that had fought against Israel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:11

And they struck every soul that {was} in it to the mouth of the sword, devoting {them}. Not any breathing thing remained. And he burned Hazor with fire.

The Israelite army killed everyone in the city. They made sure that no person survived. Then they burned the city.

What did Joshua’s army do to every person in Hazor and to the city itself?

They struck every person in Hazor with the edge of the sword, devoting them; not any breathing thing remained, and Joshua burned Hazor with fire.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:12

And Joshua captured all of the cities of these kings and all of their kings, and he struck them to the mouth of the sword. He devoted them just as Moses, the servant of Yahweh, had commanded.

Joshua’s army captured all these cities and killed all their kings. They destroyed everything that was in the cities. They did exactly what Moses, Yahweh’s servant, had commanded them to do.

What did Joshua do with all the cities of these northern kings and all their kings?

Joshua captured all the cities of these kings and all their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, devoting them, just as Moses the servant of Yahweh had commanded.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:13

Only all of the cities standing on their mound, Israel did not burn, except Hazor alone Joshua burned.

The Israelites did not burn any of the cities that people had built on hills{, because they wanted to live in them}. But Joshua did burn the city of Hazor, even though it was on a hill.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:14

And all of the plunder of these cities and the livestock, the sons of Israel plundered for themselves. Only every human they struck to the mouth of the sword until they had destroyed them. They did not leave any breathing thing.

The Israelites took for themselves all the valuable things and all the livestock from these cities. But they killed all the people. They did not let any of the people live.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:15

Just as Yahweh had commanded Moses his servant, thus Moses had commanded Joshua, and thus Joshua did. He did not turn aside a thing from all that Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Moses had passed on to Joshua everything that Yahweh had told him to do. And Joshua carried out all of these commands completely. He did exactly what Yahweh had ordered Moses to do.

How completely did Joshua follow the commands Yahweh had given Moses, and Moses had given him?

Just as Yahweh had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses had commanded Joshua, and thus Joshua did; he did not turn aside a thing from all that Yahweh had commanded Moses.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:16

And Joshua captured all of this land: the hill country and all of the Negev and all of the land of Goshen and the lowland and the Arabah and the hill country of Israel and its lowland,

Joshua and his army took control of all these regions: the hill country, the southern desert, the whole region around Goshen, the western foothills, the Jordan River Valley, and the mountains of Israel with their foothills.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:17

from Mount Halak, the one ascending to Seir, and unto Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he captured all of their kings and struck them and killed them.

They conquered all the land from Mount Halak which rises toward Seir and even as far as the town of Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. Joshua captured and killed all the kings of these areas.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:18

Many days Joshua made war with all of these kings.

Joshua and his army spent many years fighting against all these kings.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:19

There was not a city that made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites, the dwellers of Gibeon. The all, they captured in battle.

Only the people of the city of Gibeon, who were Hivites, agreed to become subjects of the Israelites. The Israelite army had to capture all the other cities by fighting.

Which city was the only one, apart from the Hivite dwellers of Gibeon, that made peace with the sons of Israel?

There was not a city that made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivites, the dwellers of Gibeon; they captured all of them in battle.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:20

For it was from Yahweh to harden their hearts to meet Israel {in} battle in order to devote them, so that there would not be favor for them, but in order to destroy them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Yahweh led the people in all these cities to want to fight against Israel so that the Israelites would destroy them completely without showing any mercy. This is what Yahweh had commanded Moses to do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:21

And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakites from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all of the hill country of Judah, and from all of the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them with their cities.

During that time, Joshua’s army went through all the hill country and killed all the descendants of Anak who lived there. They killed them in the cities of Hebron, Debir, and Anab and in every other place in the hills where the tribes of Judah and Israel lived. Joshua’s army destroyed all these people and their cities.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:22

No Anakites remained in the land of the sons of Israel. They remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod.

No descendants of Anak remained alive in the land of Israel. The only ones who survived lived in the cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 11:23

And Joshua captured all of the land according to all that Yahweh had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions, by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

Joshua took control of all the land, just as Yahweh had told Moses to do. Then Joshua gave the land to the Israelites. He assigned each tribe a part of the land that would belong to them. After this, none of the people groups who had been living in the land fought against the Israelites again.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:1

Now these {are} the kings of the land whom the sons of Israel struck and possessed their land on the other side of the Jordan, from the rising of the sun, from the wadi of Arnon unto Mount Hermon, and all of the Arabah from the sunrise:

While the Israelites were still on the east side of the Jordan River, they defeated the kings who ruled there, and they took their land. This land extended from the Arnon River gorge in the south to Mount Hermon in the north. It included all of the plain on the eastern side of the Jordan.

Which kings of the land on the east side of the Jordan did the sons of Israel strike and possess their land?

The sons of Israel struck Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan and possessed their land on the east side of the Jordan.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:2

Sihon, the king of the Amorite, the one dwelling in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer, which {is} on the lip of the wadi of Arnon, and the middle of the wadi and half of Gilead and unto the Jabbok wadi, the border of the sons of Ammon,

{One king they defeated was} Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He lived in the city of Heshbon. He ruled the area {south of Heshbon} as far as the middle of the Arnon River gorge. So his land included the city of Aroer on the edge of that gorge. Sihon ruled the area {north of Heshbon} to the Jabbok River. That river was the boundary between his land and the land of the Ammonites. Sihon also ruled over half of the region of Gilead.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:3

and the Arabah unto the Sea of Chinnereth from the sunrise and unto the Sea of the Arabah, the Sea of Salt, toward the sunrise, the way of Beth Jeshimoth and from the south below the slopes of Pisgah.

Sihon also ruled over the land on the eastern plain along the Jordan, from the Sea of Chinnereth south to the Sea of Salt. He also ruled over the land east of the Sea of Salt from Beth Jeshimoth south to Mount Pisgah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:4

And the border of Og, the king of Bashan, from the remnant of the Raphaites, the one dwelling in Ashtaroth and in Edrei

The other king whom the Israelite army defeated was Og, the king of the region of Bashan. He was the last of the descendants of the giant Raphaites. He lived in the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:5

and ruling in Mount Hermon, and in Salekah, and in all of Bashan unto the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathite, and half of Gilead, the border of Sihon, the king of Heshbon.

He ruled over the area from Mount Hermon and Salekah in the north, and over all Bashan in the east, and to the borders of the Geshurites and Maacathites to the west. Og ruled over half of the region of Gilead, as far as the border of the land ruled by Sihon, king of Heshbon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:6

Moses, the servant of Yahweh, and the sons of Israel had struck them, and Moses the servant of Yahweh had given it {as} a possession to the Reubenite and to the Gadite and to half of the tribe of Manasseh.

Moses, Yahweh’s servant, and the whole Israelite army had defeated the armies of those kings. Then Moses gave their land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh.

Who had led the sons of Israel in defeating these kings on the east side of the Jordan, and to whom was their land given?

Moses, the servant of Yahweh, and the sons of Israel had struck them; and Moses gave their land as a possession to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:7

Now these {are} the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck on the other side of the Jordan, toward the sea, from Baal Gad in the valley of the Lebanon and unto Mount Halak, the one ascending to Seir. And Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel {as} a possession according to their divisions,

Joshua and the Israelite army also defeated kings who ruled over the land on the west side of the Jordan River. That land was between Baal Gad in the valley near Lebanon to Mount Halak, which goes up to Seir. Joshua gave land to the tribes of Israel for them to possess,

Who led the sons of Israel in defeating the kings on the west side of the Jordan, and to whom was their land given?

Joshua and the sons of Israel struck the kings on the west side of the Jordan, and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:8

in the hill country, and in the lowland, and in the Arabah, and on the slopes, and in the wilderness, and in the Negev—the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

This land included the hill country, the lowlands, the plain along the Jordan, the mountainsides, in the desert, and in the southern Judean wilderness. It had belonged to the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and the Jebusites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:9

the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which {is} from the side of Bethel, one;

The kings that the Israelites conquered were those of the following cities: Jericho, Ai (which was near Bethel),

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:10

the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

Jerusalem, Hebron,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:11

the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

Jarmuth, Lachish,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:12

the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

Eglon, Gezer,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:13

the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

Debir, Geder,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:14

the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

Hormah, Arad,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:15

the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

Libnah, Adullam,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:16

the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

Makkedah, Bethel,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:17

the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Tappuah, Hepher,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:18

the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Aphek, Lasharon,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:19

the king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

Madon, Hazor,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:20

the king of Shimron Meron, one; the king of Akshaph, one;

Shimron Meron, Akshaph,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:21

the king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

Taanach, Megiddo,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:22

the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;

Kedesh, Jokneam in the Carmel area,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:23

the king of Dor in Naphoth Dor, one; the king of Goiim in Gilgal, one;

Dor in the Naphoth Dor area, Goiim in the region of Gilgal,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 12:24

the king of Tirzah, one. All of the kings {were} 31.

and Tirzah. There was a total of thirty-one kings that the Israelite army defeated.

How many kings in total did Joshua and the sons of Israel strike on the west side of the Jordan?

All the kings on the west side of the Jordan were 31.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:1

Now Joshua had aged, he had come into days. And Yahweh said to him, “You have aged, you have come into days, and very much land remains to possess it.

When Joshua was very old, Yahweh said to him, “Joshua, you are now an old man, but there is still a lot of land for your army to capture.

What did Yahweh tell Joshua when Joshua was old and advanced in days?

Yahweh told Joshua that he had aged and come into days, and very much land still remained to be possessed.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:2

This {is} the remaining land: all of the territories of the Philistines, and all of the Geshurite,

Here is a list of the lands you must still capture: The Geshur region and all the area where the Philistines live.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:3

from Shihor, which {is} at the face of Egypt, and unto the border of Ekron northward (it shall be reckoned to the Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite and the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gathite, and the Ekronite; and the Avvites

Those go as far south as Shihor, the brook that forms a boundary with Egypt. They go as far north as the city of Ekron. Conquer this land as you have conquered the Canaanite lands. Capture the cities that the five rulers of the Philistines govern: Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. Next, also conquer the land of the Avvites,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:4

from the south; all of the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah, which {is} to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, unto the border of the Amorite;

who live south of the Philistines and Geshurites. Next, you must also capture the rest of the regions where the Canaanites live. They extend from Arah, which belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, near the boundary with the Amorites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:5

and the land of the Gebalite; and all of Lebanon from the rising of the sun, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon unto Lebo Hamath.

Also conquer the land where the Gebalites live and all of Lebanon east of there, from the city of Baal Gad near Mount Hermon to Lebo Hamath.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:6

All of the dwellers of the hill country, from Lebanon unto Misrephoth Maim, all of the Sidonians, I myself will dispossess them from the face of the sons of Israel. You shall only cause it to fall to Israel as an inheritance, just as I have commanded you.

I will force the people to leave who live in the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, including all the people of the city of Sidon. That way you will be able to live there instead. Your job will be to give that area to the Israelite people when you divide the land among them. That is what I have ordered you to do.

What did Yahweh say he himself would do to the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon to Misrephoth Maim, and what was Joshua to do with that land?

Yahweh said he himself would dispossess them from before the sons of Israel, and Joshua was to cause it to fall to Israel as an inheritance.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:7

And now divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and half of the tribe of Manasseh.”

Divide all that land among the nine tribes and the half tribe of Manasseh so that it will always belong to them.”

Among which tribes was Joshua to divide the remaining land as an inheritance?

Joshua was to divide the land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:8

With him the Reubenite and the Gadite had taken their inheritance that Moses had given to them on the other side of the Jordan, toward the sunrise, just as Moses, the servant of Yahweh, had given to them:

Moses had already assigned the rest of the tribe of Manasseh land where it could live. Moses, Yahweh’s servant, had also already assigned land to the tribes of Reuben and Gad on the east side of the Jordan River.

Which tribes had already received their inheritance from Moses on the east side of the Jordan?

With the other half of Manasseh, the Reubenites and the Gadites had taken their inheritance that Moses gave them on the other side of the Jordan eastward.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:9

from Aroer, which is on the lip of the wadi of Arnon, and the city that {is} in the middle of the wadi, and all of the plateau of Medeba unto Dibon;

Their lands went as far south as Aroer, which is on the edge of the Arnon River valley. They included the city that is located in the middle of the valley. They also included the whole plateau of Medeba, all the way to the city of Dibon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:10

and all of the cities of Sihon, the king of the Amorite, who reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the sons of Ammon;

These lands also included the cities that Sihon king of the Amorites had ruled. He had reigned in Heshbon. These lands went all the way to the border of the Ammonites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:11

and Gilead, and the border of the Geshurite and the Maacathite, and all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan unto Salekah,

They included Gilead and the region of the Geshurites and Maacathites, including all of Mount Hermon. They also included all of the region of Bashan as far as the city of Salekah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:12

all of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei. (He remained from the remnant of the Raphaites.) And Moses struck them and dispossessed them.

They also included the whole kingdom of Og within the region of Bashan. He had reigned in the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. (Og was the last living descendant of the Rapahites.) Moses had attacked the people who had lived in all of these places, and he forced them to leave.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:13

But the sons of Israel did not dispossess the Geshurite and the Maacathite. And Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.

However, the Israelites did not force the Geshurites and Maacathites to leave. Instead, these people live with the Israelites even at the present time.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:14

Only he did not give an inheritance to the tribe of Levi. The burnt offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, they are his inheritance, just as he spoke to him.

But Moses did not give the Levites any assignment of land. They were the only tribe that received no land. Yahweh, the God of Israel, told them that the burnt offerings he received{, which provided their food,} would be their possession.

Which tribe did Moses not give an inheritance of land to?

Moses did not give an inheritance to the tribe of Levi.

What was the inheritance of the tribe of Levi, since Moses did not give them land?

Their inheritance was the burnt offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, just as he spoke to them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:15

And Moses gave to the tribe of the sons of Reuben according to their clans.

This is the land that Moses assigned to all of the clans of the tribe of Reuben:

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:16

And the border for them was from Aroer, which {is} on the lip of the wadi of Arnon, and the city that {is} in the middle of the wadi, and all of the plateau beside Medeba,

It went as far south as the city of Aroer on the edge of the Arnon River valley. It included the city that is in the middle of the valley. It also included the region of the plateau near Medeba.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:17

Heshbon and all of its cities that {are} in the plateau, Dibon and Bamoth Baal and Beth Baal Meon

It also included Heshbon and all the cities that were in the plateau. These cities were Dibon, Bamoth Baal, Beth Baal Meon,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:18

and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath

Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:19

and Kiriathai and Sibmah and Zereth Shahar on the hill of the valley

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, and Zereth Shahar, which stands on a hill within the valley.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:20

and Beth Peor and the slopes of Pisgah and Beth Jeshimoth

Their territory also included Beth Peor, the slopes of Mount Pisgah, Beth Jeshimoth,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:21

and all of the cities of the plateau, and all of the kingdom of Sihon, the king of the Amorite, who had reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck, him and the leaders of Midian: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the princes of Sihon, the dwellers of the land.

and all the cities situated along the plateau, and the whole kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites. He formerly reigned in the city of Heshbon. Moses defeated Sihon, and he also defeated the leaders of Midian. Their names were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. The Midianites lived within Sihon’s kingdom, and these leaders served him as vassals.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:22

And the sons of Israel slew with the sword Balaam, the son of Beor, the diviner, with the slain.

When the Israelites used their swords to kill many of their enemies, they also killed Balaam son of Beor. He was a man who tried to use magic to tell the future.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:23

And the border of the sons of Reuben was the Jordan and its border. This {is} the inheritance of the sons of Reuben according to their clans, the cities, and their villages.

The border of the people of the tribe of Reuben was the Jordan River. This was the land that Moses gave to the clans of the tribe of Reuben. They lived in the cities and villages there.

What geographical feature formed the border of the inheritance of the sons of Reuben?

The Jordan River and its border formed the border of the inheritance of the sons of Reuben.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:24

And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the sons of Gad according to their clans.

Moses also gave land to the tribe of Gad. He gave each of the clans of the Gadites the land they would need to live on.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:25

And the border for them was Jazer and all of the cities of Gilead and half of the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Aroer, which {is} at the face of Rabbah,

They lived near Jazer and in all the cities of Gilead. Their land included half of the land where the Ammonites had once lived {before King Sihon took it from them.} Their land went all the way to Aroer, which is a city east of Rabbah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:26

and from Heshbon unto Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir,

Their land extended from Heshbon to Ramath Mizpah and Betonim, all the way to Mahanaim and to the region of Debir.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:27

and in the valley, Beth Haram and Beth Nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, the king of Heshbon, the Jordan and the border, unto the end of the Sea of Chinnereth, beyond the Jordan from the sunrise.

Their land was also in the valley. It included the cities of Beth Haram, Beth Nimrah, Succoth, and Zaphon. This was the rest of the kingdom of Sihon, who had ruled from the city of Heshbon. His kingdom had bordered on the Jordan River and extended to the lower end of the Sea of Chinnereth, eastward beyond the Jordan River.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:28

This is the inheritance of the sons of Gad according to their clans, the cities and their villages.

This is the land that Moses assigned to the clans of the tribe of Gad. They lived in the cities and villages there.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:29

And Moses gave to half of the tribe of Manasseh, and it was to half of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh according to their clans.

Moses also gave land {on the east side of the Jordan River} to half of the tribe of Manasseh. Moses gave each clan of this half-tribe the land it would need to live on.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:30

And their border was from Mahanaim, all of Bashan, all of the kingdom of Og, the king of Bashan, and all of the towns of Jair, which {are} in Bashan, 60 cities.

Their territory went as far as Mahanaim. It included the whole region of Bashan, the whole former kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan. There are sixty cities in that region.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:31

And half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth and Edrei (the cities of the kingdom of Og in the Bashan), were to the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh, for half of the sons of Machir according to their clans.

Their land also included half of the region of Gilead, as well as the cities of Ashtaroth and Edrei. (People sometimes call those the royal cities of Og in Bashan). Moses gave these lands to the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh. The clans of about half of Machir’s descendants lived there.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:32

These {are} what Moses caused to inherit in the plains of Moab, from the other side of the Jordan, Jericho from the sunrise.

These were the lands that Moses distributed to those Israelites on the plains of Moab, on the other side of the Jordan River, just east of Jericho.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 13:33

But to the tribe of Levi Moses gave no inheritance. Yahweh, the God of Israel, he {is} their inheritance, just as he spoke to them.

But Moses gave no land to the tribe of Levi. Yahweh, the God of Israel, promised them that he would be their inheritance.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:1

Now these {are} what the sons of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel caused them to inherit.

Here is a description of the areas where the Israelites settled in the land of Canaan. Eleazar the high priest, Joshua, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes divided the land among them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:2

Their inheritance {was} by lot, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes and the half of a tribe.

They decided what land to give to each of the remaining nine and one-half tribes by casting lots. Yahweh had told Moses to tell them to do it that way, and so they did.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:3

For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and half of a tribe from the other side of the Jordan. But to the Levites he did not give an inheritance in the midst of them.

Moses had given land as a permanent possession to two and a half tribes before Israel crossed over the Jordan River. Moses did not give any land to the tribe of Levi. (Rather than give them part of the land, Moses gave them cities to live in. He also gave them pastureland around those cities for their livestock so they could sustain their families.) Even so, there were nine and a half of the twelve Israelite tribes that still needed land, because the descendants of Joseph had become two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. (vv3-4)

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:4

For the sons of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim. And they gave no portion to the Levites in the land if not cities for dwelling and their pasturelands for their livestock and for their property.

The sons of Joseph became which two tribes, who received land, while the Levites received cities?

The sons of Joseph became two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave no portion to the Levites in the land except cities to dwell in and pasturelands.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:5

Just as Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did. And they divided the land.

The people of Israel did just what Yahweh commanded Moses. They gave out portions of the land as permanent possessions.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:6

And the sons of Judah came near to Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, said to him, “You yourself know the word that Yahweh spoke to Moses, the man of God, concerning me and concerning you at Kadesh Barnea.

Some men from the tribe of Judah went to Joshua while he and all the Israelites were at Gilgal. Among those men was Jephunneh’s son Caleb. He said to Joshua, “I am sure that you remember what Yahweh said to the prophet Moses concerning you and me when we were at Kadesh Barnea.

How old was Caleb when Moses sent him from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land? (14:6-7)

Caleb was 40 years old when Moses, the servant of Yahweh, sent him from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:7

I {was} a son of 40 years when Moses, the servant of Yahweh, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land. And I brought back word to him just as {was} in my heart.

I was 40 years old at that time. Moses sent me from Kadesh Barnea with you and some other men to explore this land. When we returned, I gave to Moses an accurate report about what we had seen.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:8

But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt. But I myself was full after Yahweh my God.

The other Israelites who went with us gave a report that caused the people to be afraid. But I did everything that Yahweh my God wanted me to do. {I encouraged the people to conquer the land.}

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:9

And Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘If the land on which your foot has trodden will not be for an inheritance for you and for your sons unto forever, for you were full after Yahweh my God.’

That day Moses promised me, ‘The land that you walked on will become yours as your permanent possession. It will always belong to you and your descendants. I promise that it will be yours because you did everything that Yahweh, my God, wanted you to do.’

What did Moses swear on that day concerning the land Caleb’s foot had trodden?

Moses swore that the land on which Caleb’s foot had trodden would be an inheritance for Caleb and his sons forever, because he was full after Yahweh his God.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:10

And now, behold, Yahweh has kept me alive these 45 years, just as he spoke, from when Yahweh spoke this word to Moses when Israel walked in the wilderness. And now, behold, today I am a son of 85 years.

Now Yahweh has done for me what he promised he would do. It has been 45 years since Moses made that promise to me during the time when we Israelites were still in the wilderness. But just as Yahweh promised, he has kept me alive and well all during that time. Look at me! I am now 85 years old.

How old was Caleb when he spoke to Joshua about his inheritance, 45 years after Yahweh spoke to Moses?

Caleb was 85 years old at that time.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:11

Still I {am} strong today just as on the day Moses sent me. As {was} my strength then, so {is} my strength now, for war, and for going out and for coming in.

But I am still as strong today as I was on the day that Moses sent me to explore this land. I have the same strength now that I had as a young man. I can still fight wars as a soldier or as a commander.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:12

And now, give to me this hill country that Yahweh spoke {of} on that day. For you yourself heard on that day that the Anakites {were} there and great fortified cities. Perhaps Yahweh {will be} with me and I will dispossess them, just as Yahweh has spoken.”

So please give me the hill country that Yahweh promised to give to me on that day long ago. At that time, you heard me say that the Anakim lived there. You heard me say that their cities were large and that they had walls around them to protect them. {And that is still true today.} But I hope that Yahweh will help me to force the people there to leave, just as Yahweh promised.”

What specific hill country did Caleb ask Joshua to give him, which Yahweh had spoken of, where Anakites and fortified cities were?

Caleb asked Joshua to give him the hill country that Yahweh spoke of on that day, where the Anakites were with great fortified cities.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:13

And Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, for an inheritance.

Then Joshua asked God to bless Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Joshua gave Caleb the city of Hebron as his possession.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:14

Therefore Hebron is to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, for an inheritance to this day, because he was full after Yahweh, the God of Israel.

In this way, Hebron became the permanent possession and the home of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite. To this day his descendants live there because Caleb did everything that Yahweh, the God of Israel, wanted him to do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 14:15

(Now the name of Hebron formerly {was} Kiriath Arba. He {was} a great man among the Anakites.) And the land rested from war.

(Now people used to call Hebron Kiriath Arba. Arba had been a very famous Anakite.) No enemies were attacking the Israelites at this time{, so they were able to divide up the land peacefully}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:1

Now the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their clans was to the border of Edom, from the wilderness of Zin southward from the end of the south.

The Israelite leaders assigned land by lot to the clans of the tribe of Judah. In the south, their land extended to the wilderness of Zin at the border of Edom.

Where was the lot for the tribe of Judah according to their clans, extending southward?

The lot for the tribe of Judah was to the border of Edom, from the wilderness of Zin southward from the end of the south.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:2

And the border of the south for them was from the end of the Sea of Salt, from the tongue turning southward.

Their southern border started at the bay of the Sea of Salt that turns toward the south.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:3

And it went out to the south to the Ascent of Akrabbim, then it passed over to Zin, then it went up from the south to Kadesh Barnea, then it passed over to Hezron, then it went up to Addar, then it curved around to Karka.

From there, the border of the territory of Judah went southward and up the hill of Akrabbim. It continued along to Zin, and then it went up once more south of Kadesh Barnea, beside Hezron. It went up to Addar and then bent around to Karka.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:4

And it passed over to Azmon, then it went out {to} the wadi of Egypt, and the goings out of the border {were} seaward. This will be for you the border of the south.

From there it continued past Azmon, and from there it ran beside the brook of Egypt. From there, it turned west to the Great Sea. That was the southern border of the territory of the tribe of Judah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:5

And the border eastward {was} the Sea of Salt unto the end of the Jordan. And the border to the side of northward {was} from the tongue of the sea at the end of the Jordan.

Its eastern border was the Sea of Salt, up to where the Jordan River flows into it. Its northern border began at the bay of the Sea of Salt near where the Jordan River flows in.

What was the eastern border for the tribe of Judah?

The eastern border for the tribe of Judah was the Sea of Salt, up to the end of the Jordan River.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:6

And the border went up to Beth Hoglah and passed over from the north to Beth Arabah. Then the border went up to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.

The northern border continued from that point and went to Beth Hoglah. From there it went to the north of Beth Arabah until it reached the great stone that Bohan son of Reuben set up.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:7

Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and, turning northward, to Gilgal, which {is} in front of the ascent of Adummim, which {is} from the south of the wadi. Then the border passed over to the waters of En Shemesh, and its goings out were at En Rogel.

From that point, the border went through the Valley of Achor to Debir. From there it turned north again to go to Gilgal. Gilgal is north of the road that goes over the hill of Adummim, on the south side of the river valley. From Gilgal, the border extended west to the springs at En Shemesh until it reached En Rogel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:8

And the border went up the valley of Ben Hinnom to the shoulder of the Jebusite from the south (it is Jerusalem). And the border went up to the head of the hill that {is} on the face of the valley of Hinnom, seaward, which {is} at the end of the valley of the Raphaites northward.

From that point, the border went along the south slope of the hill of the city of Jerusalem, where the Jebusites live. The boundary went to the top of the hill on the west side of the Valley of Hinnom, at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:9

And the border turned from the head of the hill to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, and it went out to the cities of Mount Ephron. Then the border turned to Baalah (it is Kiriath Jearim).

From there, the border extended northwest to the top of the hills leading to the spring of Nephtoah. From there, it went to the cities near Mount Ephron. From there, the border extended west toward Baalah. (People now call that city Kiriath Jearim.)

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:10

And the border curved around from Baalah seaward to Mount Seir and passed over to the shoulder of Mount Jearim from the north (it is Chesalon). Then it went down to Beth Shemesh and passed over to Timnah.

Then the border continued west past Baalah to Mount Seir. Then it went southwest along the north side of Mount Jearim. (People also call that Mount Chesalon.) The border then went down to Beth Shemesh, and from there it passed by Timnah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:11

And the border went out to the shoulder of Ekron northward. Then the border extended to Shikkeron and passed over {to} Mount Baalah and went out {to} Jabneel. And the goings out of the border were seaward.

The border continued northwest to the hill north of Ekron. From there, it extended west to Shikkeron and past Mount Baalah. It went on to Jabneel and then northwest to the Great Sea.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:12

And the border of the west {was} the Great Sea and the border. This {is} the border of the sons of Judah all around, according to their clans.

The western border of the territory of the tribe of Judah was the Great Sea. All the clans of Judah lived inside those borders.

What was the western border for the clans of the sons of Judah?

The western border for the clans of the sons of Judah was the Great Sea and its border.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:13

And to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Judah according to the mouth of Yahweh to Joshua: Kiriath Arba (the father of the Anak, it {is} Hebron).

Yahweh commanded Joshua to give part of the land of the tribe of Judah to Caleb. So Joshua gave Caleb a city that people called Kiriath Arba. They named it after Arba, the ancestor of the Anakites. But people now call that city Hebron.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:14

And Caleb dispossessed from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Caleb forced the three clans of the Anak people group to leave Hebron. Those were the Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai clans.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:15

And he went up from there against the dwellers of Debir. (Now the name of Debir {was} formerly Kiriath Sepher.)

Then Caleb left there and went to fight against the people who were living in Debir. (People used to call that city Kiriath Sepher).

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:16

And Caleb said, “Whoever strikes Kiriath Sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Aksah to him for a wife.”

Caleb said, “I need someone to lead the attack against Kiriath Sepher and conquer that city. I will allow the man who does that to marry my daughter Aksah.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:17

And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it. So he gave his daughter Achsah to him for a wife.

Caleb had a younger brother whose name was Kenaz. Kenaz had a son whose name was Othniel. Othniel commanded the soldiers who captured the city of Kiriath Sepher. So Caleb allowed Othniel to marry his daughter Achsah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:18

Now it happened, in the coming of her, that she persuaded him to request the field from her father. And she descended from upon the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What for you?”

Aksah came {to Kiriath Sepher} to marry Othniel. When she got there, she convinced Othniel to let her ask her father for some land they could farm. She {went to see her father and respectfully} got off the donkey she was riding. Caleb asked her, “What would you like me to do for you?”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:19

And she said, “Give to me a blessing. Since you have given me land of the Negev, you shall also give to me springs of waters.” So he gave to her the upper springs and the lower springs.

She replied, “Please do a favor for me. You have given {my husband and} me some land in an area where it is very dry. So please also give us some land that has springs on it.” So Caleb gave her some land on higher ground that had a spring and some land on lower ground that had a spring.

What did Caleb give his daughter Achsah in addition to the land of the Negev when she asked for a blessing?

When Achsah asked for springs of water, Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:20

This {is} the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their clans:

Here is a list of the towns in the land that belonged to the clans of the tribe of Judah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:21

Now the cities at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, toward the border of Edom in the Negev, were: Kabzeel and Eder and Jagur

The following cities that belonged to the tribe of Judah were in the southern wilderness, near the border of the region of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:22

and Kinah and Dimonah and Adadah

Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:23

and Kedesh and Hazor and Ithnan,

Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:24

Ziph and Telem and Bealoth

Ziph, Telem, and Bealoth,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:25

and Hazor Hadattah and Kerioth Hezron (it is Hazor),

Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (people also call that city Hazor),

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:26

Amam and Shema and Moladah

Amam, Shema, Molodah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:27

and Hazar Gaddah and Heshmon and Beth Pelet

Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:28

and Hazar Shual and Beersheba and Biziothiah,

Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:29

Baalah and Iyim and Ezem

Baalah, Iyim, Ezem,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:30

and Eltolad and Kesil and Hormah

Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:31

and Ziklag and Madmannah and Sansannah

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:32

and Lebaoth and Shilhim and Ain and Rimmon. All of the cities {were} 29 and their villages.

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. There were these 29 cities in the southern part of the territory of Judah. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:33

In the lowlands: Eshtaol and Zorah and Ashnah

The following cities were in the northern part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:34

and Zanoah and En Gannim, Tappuah and Enam,

Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:35

Jarmuth and Adullam, Sokoh and Azekah

Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:36

and Shaaraim and Adithaim and Gederah and Gederothaim: 14 cities and their villages;

Shaaraim, Adithaim, and Gederah. (People also call that city Gederothaim). These were the 14 cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:37

Zenan and Hadashah and Migdal Gad

The following cities were in the southern part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:38

and Dilean and Mizpah and Joktheel,

Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:39

Lachish and Bozkath and Eglon

Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:40

and Kabbon and Lahmas and Kitlish

Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:41

and Gederoth, Beth Dagon and Naamah and Makkedah: 16 cities and their villages;

Gederoth, Bethdagon, Naamah, and Makkedah. These were the 16 cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:42

Libnah and Ether and Ashan

The following cities were in the central part of the western foothills within the territory of Judah: Libnah, Ether, Ashan,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:43

and Iphtah and Ashnah and Nezib

Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:44

and Keilah and Akzib and Maresha: nine cities and their villages;

Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. These were the nine cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:45

Ekron and its daughters and its villages;

Judah’s territory also included the city of Ekron and its surrounding towns and villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:46

from Ekron and to the sea, all that {were} on the hand of Ashdod and their villages;

From Ekron to the Great Sea, Judah’s territory also included all the settlements near the city of Ashdod, including their villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:47

Ashdod, its daughters, and its villages; Gaza, its daughters, and its villages, unto the wadi of Egypt and the Great Sea and the border.

Judah’s territory also included the city of Ashdod itself. And its surrounding towns and villages. It also included the city of Gaza and its surrounding towns and villages. It included all of the land down to the brook of Egypt and to the Great Sea. The border followed the coastline.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:48

And in the hill country: Shamir and Jattir and Sokoh

The following cities were in the southwestern part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:49

and Dannah and Kiriath Sannah (it is Debir)

Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (people also call that city Debir),

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:50

and Anab and Eshtemoh and Anim

Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:51

and Goshen and Holon and Giloh: 11 cities and their villages;

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh. These were the 11 cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:52

Arab and Dumah and Eshan

The following cities were in the south central part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Arab, Dumah, Eshan,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:53

and Janim and Beth Tappuah and Aphekah

Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:54

and Humtah and Kiriath Arba (it is Hebron) and Zior: nine cities and their villages;

Humtah, Kiriath Arba (now called Hebron), and Zior. These were the nine cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:55

Maon, Carmel and Ziph and Juttah

The following cities were in the southeastern part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:56

and Jezreel and Jokdeam and Zanoah,

Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:57

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah: ten cities and their villages;

Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah. These were the ten cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:58

Halhul, Beth Zur and Gedor

The following cities were in the central part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:59

and Maarath and Beth Anoth and Eltekon: six cities and their villages;

Maarath, Beth Anoth, and Eltekon. These were the six cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:60

Kiriath Baal (it is Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah: two cities and their villages.

The following two cities and their villages were in the northern part of the hill country within the territory of Judah: Rabbah and Kiriath Baal. (People also call that city Kiriath Jearim).

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:61

In the wilderness: Beth Arabah, Middin and Secacah

The following cities were in the desert near the Sea of Salt within the territory of Judah: Beth Arabah, Middin, Secacah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:62

and Nibshan and the City of Salt and En Gedi; six cities and their villages.

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi. These were the six cities in that area. The people of Judah lived in them and in their surrounding villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 15:63

But the Jebusite, the dwellers of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah were not able to dispossess them, so the Jebusite has dwelled with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

However, the army of the tribe of Judah was not able to force the Jebusites who were living Jerusalem to leave. So the Jebusites are still living among the people of Judah in Jerusalem today.

Which people, dwelling in Jerusalem, were the sons of Judah not able to dispossess?

The sons of Judah were not able to dispossess the Jebusites, the dwellers of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have dwelled with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:1

Now the lot for the sons of Joseph went out from the Jordan {at} Jericho, to the waters of Jericho from the sunrise, going up {through} the wilderness from Jericho into the hill country of Bethel.

The Israelite leaders assigned land to the two tribes that were descendants of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh. The southern border of this land started at the city of Jericho by the Jordan River. It went through the springs east of Jericho and up into the desolate area in the hill country around the city of Bethel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:2

And it went out from Bethel to Luz and passed over to the border of the Arkites at Ataroth.

From Bethel it went to the city of Luz and then to the city of Ataroth. That city was in the territory where the Arkite people group lived.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:3

Then it went down to the west to the border of the Japhletite, unto the border of Lower Beth Horon and unto Gezer, and its goings out were seaward.

From there it extended west to the edge of the land where the Japhletite people group lived. It then went farther west to the area near the city of Lower Beth Horon. From there it continued west to the city of Gezer and from there to the Great Sea.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:4

And the sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, inherited.

That was the territory that the descendants of Joseph, the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim, received as their permanent possession.

Which two tribes, the sons of Joseph, inherited land?

The sons of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, inherited land.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:5

Now this was the border of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans. And the border of their inheritance from the sunrise was Ataroth Addar unto Upper Beth Horon,

The border of the land that the leaders assigned to the clans of the tribe of Ephraim started at the town of Ataroth Addar. From there, it went west to Upper Beth Horon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:6

And the border went out toward the sea {to} Mikmethath from the north, and the border curved from the sunrise {at} Taanath Shiloh and passed it from the sunrise to Janoah.

From there it headed west and went north of the town of Mikmethath. Then it turned eastward toward the town of Taanath Shiloh and went east of the town of Janoah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:7

And it went down from Janoah {to} Ataroth and Naarah and reached Jericho and came out {at} the Jordan.

Then it continued from Janoah to the towns of Ataroth and Naarah. From there it went to the city of Jericho, and it ended at the Jordan River.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:8

From Tappuah, the border went seaward {to} the wadi of Kanah, and its goings out were seaward. This {was} the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim according to their clans.

The northern border extended west from the town of Tappuah to the valley of Kanah and from there to the Great Sea. This was the land that the Israelite leaders assigned to all the clans of the tribe of Ephraim.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:9

And cities set apart for the sons of Ephraim {were} in the midst of the inheritance of the sons of Manasseh, all of the cities and their villages.

The leaders assigned some cities and their dependent villages to the people of Ephraim that were actually within the territory of the tribe of Manasseh. Those cities were part of their total territory.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 16:10

But they did not dispossess the Canaanite, the dweller of Gezer, so the Canaanite has dwelled within Ephraim to this day, but he has become a serving forced laborer.

The people of the tribe of Ephraim could not force the Canaanites who were living in Gezer to leave. So those Canaanites still live there. However, the people of Ephraim did force them to become their slaves.

Which Canaanite dwellers of Gezer did the Ephraimites not dispossess, who then lived among them as forced laborers?

The Ephraimites did not dispossess the Canaanite dwellers of Gezer, so the Canaanites have dwelled within Ephraim to this day but have become serving forced laborers.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:1

And a lot was for the tribe of Manasseh. (Now he was the firstborn of Joseph.) For Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, so to him were Gilead and Bashan.

This is a description of the land that the Israelite leaders gave to the tribe of Manasseh, the descendants of the oldest son of Joseph. Manasseh’s oldest son was Machir, and his grandson was Gilead. Their descendants were great soldiers, so Moses gave them land that they conquered in the regions of Gilead and Bashan.

Who was the firstborn of Joseph, to whom a lot was given?

Manasseh was the firstborn of Joseph, and a lot was given to him.

Who was Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh and father of Gilead, and what did he receive because he was a man of war?

Machir was the firstborn of Manasseh and father of Gilead; because he was a man of war, Gilead and Bashan were given to him.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:2

And it was for the remaining sons of Manasseh, according to their clans, for the sons of Abiezer and for the sons of Helek and for the sons of Asriel and for the sons of Shechem and for the sons of Hepher and for the sons of Shemida. These {were} the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the males according to their clans.

The Israelite leaders gave land on the west side of the Jordan River to the other clans that were descendants of Manasseh. The were the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. Manasseh was a son of Joseph, and those were the names of his male descendants.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:3

Now regarding Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, no sons were to him, if not daughters. And these {were} the names of his daughters: Mahlah and Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.

There was a man whose name was Zelophehad. His father was Hepher, his grandfather was Gilead, his great-grandfather was Machir, and his great-great-grandfather was Manasseh. Zelphehad had no sons. He only had daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.

Why did the daughters of Zelophehad approach Eleazar, Joshua, and the leaders? (17:3-4)

The daughters of Zelophehad approached them because their father had no sons, and Yahweh had commanded Moses to give them an inheritance among their father’s brothers.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:4

And they came near to the face of Eleazar the priest, and to the face of Joshua the son of Nun, and to the face of the leaders, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brothers.” And he gave to them according to the mouth of Yahweh an inheritance in the midst of the brothers of their father.

These women went to speak with Eleazar the high priest, to Joshua, and to the other Israelite leaders. They told them, “We want you to give us some land just as you have given to the men in our tribe. Yahweh told Moses that he should give to us some land.” So Eleazar did what Yahweh had commanded. He gave some land to the daughters of Zelophehad, just as he had done for their uncles.

What did Joshua (Eleazar and the leaders) give to the daughters of Zelophehad according to Yahweh’s command?

They gave them an inheritance in the midst of the brothers of their father, according to the command of Yahweh.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:5

So ten portions of Manasseh fell, apart from the land of Gilead and Bashan, which {were} from the other side of the Jordan.

So the tribe of Manasseh eventually had ten sections of land west of the Jordan River and two sections on the east side of the Jordan River in Gilead and Bashan.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:6

For the daughters of Manasseh inherited an inheritance in the midst of his sons. And the land of the Gilead was for the remaining sons of Manasseh.

That was because the Israelite leaders gave land on the west side of the Jordan River to these female descendants of Manasseh, just as they had given to his male descendants The leaders had also given land in the region of Gilead to other descendants of Manasseh.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:7

And the border of Manasseh was from Asher to Mikmethath, which {is} on the face of Shechem. And the border went to the right to the dwellers of En Tappuah.

The land that the leaders gave to the tribe of Manasseh was between the land where the tribe of Asher lives and the town of Mikmethath, which is near the city of Shechem. The border of this land extended south to the spring of Tappuah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:8

(The land of Tappuah was to Manasseh, but Tappuah at the border of Manasseh {was} to the sons of Ephraim.)

The land near the city of Tappuah belonged to the tribe of Manasseh. But Tappuah itself was on the border with the tribe of Ephraim, and in fact it belonged to the Ephraimites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:9

And the border went down {to} the wadi of Kanah. Southward of the wadi, these cities {were} to Ephraim, in the midst of the cities of Manasseh. And the border of Manasseh {was} from the north of the wadi, and its goings out were seaward.

The border extended south to the brook of Kanah. All the cities south of that stream belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. The border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook of Kanah. It extended to the Great Sea.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:10

Southward {was} to Ephraim, and northward {was} to Manasseh, and the sea was its border. And it met with Asher from the north and with Issachar from the sunrise.

The land to the south belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and the land to the north belonged to the tribe of Manasseh. The Great Sea was Manasseh’s border. The tribe of Asher was on the north side of the boundary, while the tribe of Issachar was to the east.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:11

And to Manasseh in Issachar and in Asher {were} Beth Shan and its daughters and Ibleam and its daughters and the dwellers of Dor and its daughters and the dwellers of En Dor and its daughters and the dwellers of Taanach and its daughters and the dwellers of Megiddo and its daughters, the three of a height.

But there were cities inside the territory of the tribes of Issachar and Asher that belonged to people from the tribe of Manasseh. So did the towns around these cities. These cities were Beth Shan, Ibleam, Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo. Those last three cities are in the hilly area around the city of Dor.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:12

But the sons of Manasseh were not able to possess these cities, for the Canaanite was determined to dwell in this land.

The men of the tribe of Manasseh were not able to force the people who lived in those cities to leave. The Canaanite people resisted them and continued to live in their land.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:13

Now it happened, when the sons of Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanite to forced labor. But dispossessing, they did not dispossess him.

When the people of Israel became strong enough, they forced those Canaanites to work for them as slaves. But they were not able to take their land away from them.

What did the sons of Israel do to the Canaanites when they became strong, though they did not dispossess them?

When the sons of Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not dispossess them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:14

And the sons of Joseph spoke with Joshua, saying, “Why have you given to me {as} an inheritance one lot and one portion, when I {am} a numerous people, since Yahweh has blessed me unto now?”

Some representatives of the descendants of Joseph (that is, of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh) came to speak with Joshua. They told him, “Yahweh has blessed us by giving us many children. So you should have given us more than one small portion of land to live on.”

What did the sons of Joseph say to Joshua about their inheritance, since they were a numerous people blessed by Yahweh?

The sons of Joseph asked Joshua why he had given them only one lot and one portion as an inheritance, when they were a numerous people whom Yahweh had blessed.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:15

And Joshua said to them, “If you {are} a numerous people, go up for yourself to the forest, and you shall clear for yourself there in the land of the Perizzite and the Raphaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is narrow to you.”

Joshua replied to them, “As you say, there is probably not enough room for you in the hill country we have assigned you. But since you do have a lot of people, you can also occupy the land where the Perizzites and the Raphaites now live. You can go up to that forest area and cut down trees to clear fields where you can plant your crops.”

What did Joshua tell the numerous sons of Joseph to do if the hill country of Ephraim was too narrow for them?

Joshua told them that if they were a numerous people, they should go up to the forest and clear land for themselves there in the land of the Perizzites and the Raphaites.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:16

But the sons of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and a chariot of iron {is} with every Canaanite, the dweller in the land of the valley, to {those} who {are} in Beth Shan and its daughters and to {those} who {are} in the valley of Jezreel.”

The representatives of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh answered, “The hill country is not big enough for us. But we cannot spread out into the plain because of the Canaanites who live there. The Canaanites in Beth Shan and the surrounding towns have chariots that have iron parts.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:17

And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, “You {are} a numerous people and great power {is} to you. There will not be one lot to you.

Joshua replied further to these representatives of the descendants of Joseph, that is, of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. He told them, “Your people are indeed very numerous and very powerful. So I will give you some more land.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 17:18

For the hill country will be to you, though it {is} a forest, and you shall clear it, and its goings out will be to you. For you will dispossess the Canaanite, though a chariot of iron is to him, though he {is} strong.”

The hill country will also belong to you. You will have to cut down the trees in order to clear fields where you can plant crops. But all of that land will belong to you. I also believe that you will be able to force the Canaanites to leave the plain so you can live there. You will be able to do that even though they are strong and have chariots that have iron parts.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:1

Then all of the congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they placed the Tent of Meeting there. And the land was subdued to their face.

Since no people groups were fighting against the Israelites any longer, they were able to meet together. They gathered at the city of Shiloh, and there they set up the tent where they worshiped Yahweh.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:2

And seven tribes remained among the sons of Israel {to} which they had not divided their inheritance.

Now seven of the Israelite tribes had not yet occupied any land.

How many tribes remained among the sons of Israel which had not yet occupied any land?

Seven tribes remained among the sons of Israel which had not yet divided their inheritance.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:3

And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, “Unto when will you slacken yourselves to enter to possess the land that Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given to you?

Joshua said to the people of those seven tribes, “Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors worshiped, has promised to give to you land. So you should not delay going into that land and occupying it.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:4

Provide for yourselves three men to a tribe. And I will send them, and they shall arise and walk about in the land and write it down according to the mouth of their inheritance, and they shall come to me.

Choose three men from each of your seven tribes. I will send them out to explore the parts of the land that no tribe has occupied yet. They are to write a description of seven different regions that will become the territories of your seven tribes. Then they are to bring the description back to me.

What did Joshua instruct each of the seven remaining tribes to provide for surveying the land?

Joshua instructed them to provide three men from each tribe to arise and walk about in the land and write down a description of it.

What were the men sent to survey the land supposed to write down and bring back to Joshua?

They were to write down a description of the land according to their inheritance and then come back to Joshua.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:5

And they shall divide it among themselves into seven divisions. Judah will stand on its border from the south, and the house of Joseph will stand on their border from the north.

They will divide the remaining land into seven parts. The tribe of Judah will keep its land in the south, and the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh will keep their land in the north.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:6

And you shall write down the land {in} seven divisions and bring them to me here. And I will throw a lot for you here to the face of Yahweh our God.

But in their report, the men from the seven tribes should describe how we can divide the remaining land into seven parts. They will bring the report to me. Then, while Yahweh our God is watching, I will cast lots to decide which part should be assigned to each tribe.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:7

But no division {will be} within you for the Levites, because the priesthood of Yahweh {is} their inheritance. And Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance from the other side of the Jordan toward the sunrise, which Moses, the servant of Yahweh, gave to them.”

But I will not assign any land to the tribe of Levi. Instead, their reward is to be Yahweh’s priests. And the tribes of Gad and Reuben and half of the tribe of Manasseh have already received land on the east side of the Jordan River. Moses, Yahweh’s servant, gave it to them.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:8

And the men arose and went. And Joshua commanded the going ones to write down the land, saying, “Go and walk about in the land and write it down and return to me. And here I will throw a lot for you to the face of Yahweh in Shiloh.”

When the men the tribes had chosen got ready to leave, Joshua told them, “Go and explore the land. Then write a report of what you have seen and bring it back to me. Then, while Yahweh is watching, I will cast lots here at Shiloh to determine what area each tribe will receive.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:9

And the men went and passed over in the land, and they wrote it down upon a scroll according to the cities in seven divisions. And they came to Joshua, to the camp {at} Shiloh.

So the men left and walked through the land that no tribe had yet occupied. Then they described in a scroll each of the seven parts into which they would divide the land. They listed the cities in each part of the land. Then they returned to Joshua, who was still at Shiloh.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:10

And Joshua threw a lot for them in Shiloh to the face of Yahweh. And there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.

{Joshua read their report. Then,} while Yahweh was watching, he cast lots at Shiloh to decide which parts of the land would belong to each of the seven Israelite tribes.

What did Joshua do at Shiloh before Yahweh after the surveyors returned, to divide the land for the remaining tribes?

Joshua threw a lot for them in Shiloh before Yahweh, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel according to their divisions.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:11

And the lot of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their clans came up. And the border of their lot went out between the sons of Judah and between the sons of Joseph.

The lot selected the clans of the tribe of Benjamin to receive the first part of the land. This part was between the territory of the tribe of Judah and the territory of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.

Between which two tribes’ territories did the lot for the tribe of Benjamin fall?

The border of the lot for the tribe of Benjamin went out between the sons of Judah and between the sons of Joseph.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:12

And the border for them to the mouth northward was from the Jordan. And the border went up to the shoulder of Jericho from the north, then it went up in the hill country seaward. And its goings out were from the wilderness {at} Beth Aven.

Its northern border started at the Jordan River and extended west, along the northern side of Jericho, into the hill country. From there the border extended farther west to the wilderness near Beth Aven.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:13

And the border passed over from there toward Luz, to the shoulder of Luz southward (it {is} Bethel). And the border went down {to} Ataroth Addar, beside the mountain that {is} from the south to Lower Beth Horon.

From there it extended to Luz and went south of that city. (People now call that city Bethel). From there it went down to Ataroth Addar, which is on the hill south of Lower Beth Horon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:14

And the border turned and curved to the mouth of the sea southward from the mountain that {is} on the face of Beth Horon southward. And its goings out were at Kiriath Baal (it {is} Kiriath Jearim, a city of the sons of Judah). This {was} the mouth of the sea.

Then, from the hill opposite the south side of the city of Beth Horon, the western side of the border turned and extended south to Kiriath Baal. (People now call that town Kiriath Jearim. People from the tribe of Judah live there.) That was the western border.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:15

And the mouth southward was from the end of Kiriath Jearim. And the border went out seaward and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

The southern border of their land started near Kiriath Jearim and extended west to the springs of Nephtoah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:16

And the border went down to the end of the mountain that {is} on the face of the Valley of Ben Hinnom, which {is} in the valley of the Raphaites northward. And it went down the Valley of Hinnom to the shoulder of the Jebusite southward, then it went down {to} En Rogel.

From there, it extended down to the bottom of the hill near the Valley of Ben Hinnom, on the north side of the Valley of the Raphaites. The border then extended down along the Hinnom Valley, south of the city where the Jebusites lived, to En Rogel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:17

Then it turned from the north and went out {to} En Shemesh. Then it went out to Geliloth, which {is} opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it went down to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben.

From there the border went north to En Shemesh and continued to Geliloth near the hill of Adummim. Then it extended to the big stone that Reuben’s son Bohan set up.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:18

And it passed over to the shoulder of the front of the Arabah northward and went down to the Arabah.

From there the border extended to the northern edge of Beth Arabah and down into the plain along the Jordan.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:19

And the border passed over to the shoulder of Beth Hoglah northward. And the goings out of the border {were} at the tongue of the Sea of Salt northward, at the end of the Jordan southward. This was the border of the south.

From there, it extended east to the northern edge of Beth Hoglah and ended at the north end of the Sea of Salt, where the Jordan River flows into that sea. That was the boundary on the south.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:20

And the Jordan borders it to the mouth eastward. This {was} the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their clans, according to its borders all around.

The Jordan River was the eastern boundary. These were the borders all round the territory of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:21

And the cities of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin according to their clans were Jericho and Beth Hoglah and Emek Keziz

In the eastern part of their territory, the clans of the tribe of Benjamin lived in these cities: Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:22

and Beth Arabah and Zemaraim and Bethel

Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:23

and Avvim and Parah and Ophrah

Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:24

and Kephar Ammoni and Ophni and Geba: 12 cities and their villages;

Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba. The people of Benjamin lived in these 12 cities and their villages.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:25

Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth

In the western part of their territory, the people of Benjamin lived in these cities: Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:26

and Mizpah and Kephirah and Mozah

Mizpah, Kephirah, Mozah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:27

and Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah

Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 18:28

and Zelah, Haeleph, and the Jebusite (it {is} Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath: 14 cities and their villages. This {was} the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to their clans.

Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (the city where the Jebusites lived, which people now call Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath. The people of Benjamin lived in these 14 cities and their villages. The clans of the tribe of Benjamin received this land and these cities as a permanent possession.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:1

And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying,

Then Yahweh said to Joshua,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:2

“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘Give for yourselves the cities of refuge that I spoke to you by the hand of Moses

“Tell the Israelite people that they should choose some cities to which people can flee in order to be safe, as I told Moses that you should do.

What did Yahweh tell Joshua to instruct the sons of Israel to designate, as spoken by Moses?

Yahweh told Joshua to instruct the sons of Israel to choose some cities to which people can flee in order to be safe, as he spoke to them by the hand of Moses.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:3

for the fleeing there of the one killing {by} striking a person by mistake without intent. And they will be for you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

If someone kills another person accidentally, without intending to kill that person, then he can run to one of these cities and be safe.

For whom were the cities of refuge intended as a sanctuary?

They were intended for the one killing by striking a person by mistake without intent, to be a refuge from the avenger of blood.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:4

And he shall flee to one from these cities and stand {at} the entrance of the gate of the city, and he shall speak his words in the ears of the elders of that city. And they shall gather him into the city to themselves, and they shall give to him a place, and he shall dwell with them.

When that person arrives at the gate of one of those cities, he must stop there and tell the leaders of the city what happened. {If they believe him,} they must allow him to enter the city, and they must give him a place to live among them.

What was a person who fled to a city of refuge to do at the entrance of the city gate, and how were the elders to respond?

The person was to stand at the entrance of the city gate and speak his words in the ears of the elders of that city; they were to gather him into the city and give him a place to dwell with them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:5

And if the avenger of blood pursues after him, then they shall not deliver the one having killed into his hand. For without knowledge he struck his neighbor, and he was not hating him from yesterday {or} the third day.

Suppose some relative of the dead person comes to that city to try to take revenge by killing the person who fled. The leaders of that city must not allow the relative to take him away and kill him, because what happened was accidental. He did not hate that person in the past.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:6

And he shall dwell in that city until his standing to the face of the congregation for judgment, until the death of the great priest who is in those days. Then the one having killed may return and enter into his city and into his house, into the city that he fled from there.’”

The person who killed someone must stay in the city where he fled until it holds a trial to decide his case. {If they determine that the killing was accidental,} he must still stay there until the current high priest dies. Then the man may return safely to his own home.”

How long was the one who killed someone by mistake to dwell in the city of refuge before returning to his own city and house?

He was to dwell in that city until his standing before the congregation for judgment, and he must still stay there until the current high priest dies.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:7

And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (it is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

So the Israelites chose several cities where people could flee to be safe. They chose Kedesh in the region of Galilee, in the hill country where the tribe of Naphtali lived. They chose Shechem, in the hill country where the tribe of Ephraim lived. And they chose Kiriath Arba in the hill country where the tribe of Judah lived. (People now call that city Hebron.)

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:8

And from the other side of the Jordan, to Jericho from the sunrise, they gave Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau from the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

They also chose some cities on the other side of the Jordan River, east of Jericho. They chose Bezer, on elevated land in the wilderness where the tribe of Reuben lived. They chose Ramoth in the region of Gilead, in the land where the tribe of Gad lived. And they chose Golan in the region of Bashan, where the tribe of Manasseh lived.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 20:9

These were the cities of appointment for all of the sons of Israel and for the sojourner who sojourned in the midst of them, for the fleeing there of anyone striking a person by mistake, and he would not die by the hand of the avenger of blood until he stood to the face of the congregation.

Any Israelite or any foreigner who lived among them who had killed someone accidentally was allowed to flee to one of those cities. There he would be safe from any relative of the dead person who wanted to come and kill him in revenge. He could stay in that city until the people there held a trial to decide whether he was telling the truth when he said that he did not kill that person on purpose.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:1

And the heads of the fathers of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest and to Joshua, the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel.

The family leaders of the Levite clans came to Shiloh to speak with Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the family leaders of the Israelite tribes.

What did the heads of the fathers of the Levites ask Eleazar, Joshua, and the heads of the Israelite tribes at Shiloh? (21:1-2)

They asked for cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for their livestock, as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:2

And they spoke to them in Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses to give to us cities to dwell in, with their pasturelands for our livestock.”

There in Shiloh, west of the Jordan River, they said to them, “Yahweh told Moses that you should give us cities where we can live and where our animals can graze.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:3

And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance these cities and their pasturelands, upon the mouth of Yahweh.

So the Israelites obeyed this command from Yahweh. They gave some cities and the surrounding fields to the tribe of Levi out of their own lands that their leaders had assigned to them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:4

And the lot came out for the clans of the Kohathite. And for the sons of Aaron the priest, from the Levites, there were 13 cities by the lot from the tribe of Judah and from the tribe of the Simeonite and from the tribe of Benjamin.

First, the Israelite leaders cast lots to assign some cities to the Levites from the clan of Kohath who were priests because they were descendants of Aaron. The leaders assigned 13 cities to them within the territories of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:5

And for the remaining sons of Kohath, ten cities by the lot from the clans of the tribe of Ephraim and from the tribe of Dan and from half of the tribe of Manasseh.

To the other Levites from the clan of Kohath, the Israelite leaders assigned ten cities within the territories of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived on the west side of the Jordan River.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:6

And for the sons of Gershon, 13 cities by the lot from the clans of the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher and from the tribe of Naphtali and from the half of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

To the Levites from the clan of Gershon, the Israelite leaders assigned 13 cities within the territories of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in the region of Bashan.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:7

For the sons of Merari according to their clans, 12 cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

To the Levites from the clan of Merari, the Israelite leaders assigned 12 cities within the territories of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:8

And the sons of Israel gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites by the lot, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

In this way, the Israelite leaders assigned these cities and the surrounding fields to the people of the tribe of Levi. That was just what Yahweh had told Moses they should do.

How did the sons of Israel give cities and pasturelands to the Levites from their inheritance?

The sons of Israel gave these cities and their pasturelands to the Levites by lot from their inheritance, just as Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:9

And from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon they gave these cities, which one calls them by name.

These are the names of the cities that the Israelite leaders assigned to the tribe of Levi within the territory of the tribes of Judah and Simeon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:10

And they were for the sons of Aaron from the clans of the Kohathite from the sons of Levi, because the first lot was for them.

First, the Israelite leaders assigned cities by lot to the descendants of Aaron. They belonged to the Kohathite clan of the tribe of Levi.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:11

And they gave to them Kiriath Arba (the father of the Anak, it is Hebron) in the hill country of Judah and its pasturelands around it.

The Israelite leaders assigned Kiriath Arba to them in the hill country of Judah. They also gave the pasturelands around the city. (That city got its name from Arba, the ancestor of the Anak people group. But people now call that city Hebron.)

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:12

But the field of the city and its villages they had given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, as his possession.

However, the Israelite leaders had already assigned the cultivated fields and villages surrounding Kiriath Arba to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:13

And to the sons of Aaron the priest they gave a city of refuge of one having killed, Hebron and its pasturelands, and Libnah and its pasturelands

In this way, the Israelite leaders assigned Hebron and its surrounding fields to the descendants of Aaron the priest. Hebron was one of the cities to which people could flee if they accidentally killed a person. The leaders also gave Aaron’s descendants the city of Libnah with its surrounding fields,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:14

and Jattir and its pasturelands and Eshtemoa and its pasturelands

Jattir with its surrounding fields, and Eshtemoa with its surrounding fields,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:15

and Holon and its pasturelands and Debir and its pasturelands

They also gave Holon with its surrounding fields, and Debir with its surrounding fields,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:16

and Ain and its pasturelands and Juttah and its pasturelands and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands: nine cities from the two of these tribes.

and Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh. In total, the leaders gave them nine cities with their surrounding fields. These cities were within the territory of the tribes of Judah and Simeon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:17

And from the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its pasturelands, Geba and its pasturelands,

The Israelite leaders also gave the descendants of Aaron some cities, with the surrounding fields, in the area that the tribe of Benjamin possessed: Gibeon, Geba,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:18

Anathoth and its pasturelands, and Almon and its pasturelands: four cities.

Anathoth, and Almon, four cities with their surrounding fields.

How many cities in total, from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, were given by lot to the sons of Aaron the priest? (21:18-19)

All the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, were 13 cities and their pasturelands.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:19

All of the cities of the sons of Aaron, the priests, {were} 13 cities and their pasturelands.

Altogether, the Israelite leaders assigned 13 cities with their surrounding fields to the Levites who were priests because they were descendants of Aaron.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:20

And for the clans of the sons of Kohath, the Levites, the remaining ones from the sons of Kohath, the cities of their lot {were} from the tribe of Ephraim.

The other Levite clans who were descendants of Kohath received four cities within the territory of the tribe of Ephraim.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:21

And they gave to them a city of refuge of one having killed, Shechem and its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its pasturelands

The leaders gave them Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim along with its surrounding fields. It was a city to which someone could flee for safety who killed a person unintentionally. The leaders also gave them Gezer with its surrounding fields,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:22

and Kibzaim and its pasturelands and Beth Horon and its pasturelands: four cities.

Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, four cities. All with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:23

And from the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its pasturelands, Gibbethon and its pasturelands,

These clans that were descendants of Kohath also received four cities with their surrounding fields within the territory of the tribe of Dan. These cities were Eltekeh, Gibbethon,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:24

Aijalon and its pasturelands, Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands: four cities.

Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, four cities, all with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:25

And from half of the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach and its pasturelands and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands: two cities.

These clans that were descendants of Kohath also received cities within the territory of the half of the tribe of Manasseh that had settled on the west side of the Jordan River. These cities were Taanach and Gath Rimmon, two cities with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:26

All of the ten cities and their pasturelands {were} for the remaining clans of the sons of Kohath.

There were ten cities in all, together with their surrounding fields, that these other clans that were descendants of Kohath received.

How many cities in total, from Ephraim, Dan, and half-Manasseh, were given to the remaining clans of the sons of Kohath?

There were ten cities in all, together with their surrounding fields, that these other clans that were descendants of Kohath received.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:27

And for the sons of Gershon from the clans of the Levites, from half of the tribe of Manasseh, a city of refuge of one having killed, Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Be Eshterah and its pasturelands: two cities.

The Israelite leaders also cast lots in order to assign cities and their surrounding fields to the Levite clans of the descendants of Gershon. These clans received two cities within the territory of the half of the tribe of Manasseh that had settled on the east side of the Jordan River. One of those cities was Golan in the region of Bashan. It was one of the cities to which someone could flee for safety who killed a person unintentionally. The other city was Beeshtarah. That made two cities, with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:28

And from the tribe of Issachar, Kishion and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,

These clans also received some cities and the surrounding fields within the territory of the tribe of Issachar. Those cities were Kishion, Daberath,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:29

Jarmuth and its pasturelands, En Gannim and its pasturelands: four cities.

Jarmuth, and En Gannim, four cities, all with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:30

And from the tribe of Asher, Mishal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,

These clans also received some cities and the surrounding fields within the territory of the tribe of Asher. These cities were Mishal, Abdon,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:31

Helkath and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands: four cities.

Helkath, and Rehob, four cities, all with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:32

And from the tribe of Naphtali, a city of refuge of one having killed, Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, and Hammoth Dor and its pasturelands and Kartan and its pasturelands: three cities.

These clans also received some cities within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali. One of these cities was Kedesh in the region of Galilee. It was one of the cities to which people could flee for safety if they killed a person unintentionally. The other cities were Hammoth Dor and Kartan. That made three cities, all with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:33

All of the cities of the Gershonite according to their clans {were} 13 cities and their pasturelands.

Altogether, therefore, the Gershonite clans received 13 cities, together with their surrounding fields.

How many cities in total, from half-Manasseh (in Bashan), Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, were given to the clans of Gershon?

Altogether, the Gershonite clans received 13 cities, together with their surrounding fields.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:34

And for the clans of the sons of Merari, the remaining Levites, from the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam and its pasturelands, Kartah and its pasturelands,

The Israelite leaders also assigned cities to the last group of Levites, those who belonged to the clans that were descendants of Merari. These clans received some cities, with the surrounding fields, within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun. These cities were Jokneam, Kartah,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:35

Dimnah and its pasturelands, Nahalal and its pasturelands: four cities.

Dimnah, and Nahalal, four cities, all with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:36

And from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its pasturelands and Jahaz and its pasturelands,

These clans also received cities, with their surrounding fields, within the territory of the tribe of Reuben. These cities were Bezer, Jahaz,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:37

Kedemoth and its pasturelands and Mephaath and its pasturelands: four cities.

Kedemoth, and Mephaath, four cities, all with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:38

And from the tribe of Gad, a city of refuge of one having killed, Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, and Mahanaim and its pasturelands,

These clans also received cities, with their surrounding fields, within the territory of the tribe of Gad. One of these cities was Ramoth, which was one of the cities in Gilead to which people could flee for safety if they killed a person unintentionally. Another city was Mahanaim.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:39

Heshbon and its pasturelands, Jazer and its pasturelands: all of the cities {were} four.

There were also the cities of Heshbon, and Jazer. That made four cities in all, together with their surrounding fields.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:40

All of the cities for the sons of Merari according to their clans, the remaining ones from the clans of the Levites, were 12 cities {by} their lot.

In all, this last group of Levite clans, the ones that were descendants of Merari, received 12 cities when the Israelite leaders cast lots for them.

How many cities in total, from Zebulun, Reuben, and Gad, were given by lot to the clans of Merari, the remaining Levites?

In all, this last group of Levite clans, the ones that were descendants of Merari, received 12 cities when the Israelite leaders cast lots for them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:41

All of the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel {were} 48 cities and their pasturelands.

So altogether, the Levites received 48 cities within the territories of the other tribes of Israel. They also received the fields around those cities.

How many cities in total, with their pasturelands, did the Levites receive in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel?

All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the sons of Israel were 48 cities and their pasturelands.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:42

These cities were city, city, and its pasturelands around it, thus for all of these cities.

Yes, for each one of these cities, the Levites also received the surrounding fields. That was true for all of them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:43

And Yahweh gave to Israel all of the land that he had sworn to give to their fathers. And they possessed it and dwelled in it.

Yahweh had promised the ancestors of the Israelites that he would give them all this land, and this was how he did that. The Israelite people took control of these areas and settled down in them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:44

And Yahweh gave rest to them from all around, according to all that he had sworn to their fathers. And a man did not stand against their faces from all of their enemies. Yahweh gave all of their enemies into their hand.

Yahweh had also told the ancestors of the Israelites that they would be able to live peacefully in the land, and he made that happen too. None of their enemies were able to fight against them and defeat them. Instead, Yahweh helped Israel defeat all their enemies.

What did Yahweh give to Israel from all around, according to all he had sworn to their fathers, and what happened to their enemies?

Yahweh gave rest to them from all around, according to all that he had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to fight against them and defeat them. Instead, Yahweh helped Israel defeat all their enemies.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 21:45

A word did not fall from every good word that Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. The whole came.

Yahweh kept every promise he made to the Israelites. Every promise came true.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:1

And it happened from many days afterward, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all of their enemies from all around, that Joshua had aged, he had come into days.

A long time later, once Yahweh had enabled the Israelites to live peacefully, with none of the surrounding nations threatening them, Joshua had become very old.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:2

And Joshua called to all of Israel, to its elders and to its heads and to its judges and to its officers, and he said to them, “I have aged, I have come into days.

Joshua then called for all of Israel’s elders, leaders, judges, and officials to come and listen to him. When they arrived, he told them, “I am now very old.

What did Joshua do when he had aged and come into days, having Yahweh given Israel rest?

Joshua called to all of Israel, to its elders, heads, judges, and officers, and spoke to them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:3

But you yourselves have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to all of these nations from your faces. For Yahweh your God, he {is} the one having fought for you.

You have seen how, for your sake, Yahweh defeated all of these enemy people groups. Yahweh our God has fought for us.

Who did Joshua remind the people had fought for them against all the nations?

Joshua reminded them that Yahweh their God was the one who had fought for them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:4

See, I have caused to fall for you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, from the Jordan, and all of the nations that I cut off, and the Great Sea from the going of the sun.

I am telling you now that you will be able to defeat the nations that still remain. Their lands will also become the permanent possession of your tribes. You will have all of the land from the Jordan River {in the east} to the Great Sea in the west, including the land of the nations I defeated when I was commanding the Israelite army.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:5

And Yahweh your God, he will push them from your face, and he will dispossess them from to your face. And you will possess their land, just as Yahweh your God has spoken to you.

Yahweh your God will enable you to defeat them, and he will force those people to leave their lands. Then you will be able to live there, just as he promised you would.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:6

And you shall be very strong to keep and to do everything written in the book of the instruction of Moses, not to turn aside from it right or left,

But you must be very careful to obey everything that Moses wrote in the Book of the Law. Do not disobey anything that he wrote.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:7

not to come among these nations, these ones remaining with you. And by the name of their gods you shall not invoke and you shall not swear, and you shall not serve them and you shall not bow down to them.

Do not make friends with any of the people groups that are still in this land. Do not pray to their gods, and do not make oaths using the names of their gods. Do not worship those gods, and do not bow down to them.

What did Joshua warn the people not to do regarding the nations remaining among them and their gods?

Joshua warned them not to come among these nations, nor invoke the name of their gods nor swear by them nor serve them nor bow down to them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:8

If not to Yahweh your God you shall cling, just as you have done to this day.

Instead, remain loyal to Yahweh your God, as you have been doing.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:9

And Yahweh has dispossessed great and powerful nations from your faces. And you, a man has not stood against your faces to this day.

Yahweh has forced many very strong nations to leave so that you could live here. From the time you entered this land until now, no one has been able to resist you.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:10

One man from you pursues a thousand, for Yahweh your God, he is the one fighting for you, just as he has spoken to you.

It is as if one of your soldiers can make a thousand enemy soldiers run away. That is because Yahweh your God is fighting for you as he promised to do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:11

And you shall keep yourselves exceedingly to yourselves, to love Yahweh your God.

But you must be very careful to keep loving Yahweh your God.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:12

For if turning, you turn and cling to the remnant of these nations, these ones remaining with you, and you intermarry with them and you go among them and they among you,

Suppose you become disloyal to Yahweh and make friends with the people groups that are still living in this land. Suppose you let your daughters marry their sons and your sons marry their daughters. Suppose you regularly do things together.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:13

knowing, may you know that Yahweh your God will not continue to dispossess these nations from to your face. And they will be to you for a snare and for a trap and for a whip on your sides and for thorns in your eyes, until you perish from upon this good ground that Yahweh your God has given to you.

I can assure you that if you do that, Yahweh your God will no longer force them to leave so that you can live here. They will become like different kinds of traps that will catch you. They will become like whips that hurt your skin. They will become like thorns that stick you in the eye. Your people group will become weaker and weaker until none of you live any longer in this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:14

And behold, today I myself am going in the way of all of the earth. And you know with all of your heart and with all of your soul that not one word has fallen from all of the good words that Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. The whole has come to you. Not one word has fallen from it.

It is almost time for me to die, as everyone else does. You know deep within you that Yahweh he has done every single thing he promised to do for you.

What did Joshua, knowing he was about to die, affirm about all the good words Yahweh had spoken concerning Israel?

He affirmed that Yahweh he has done every single thing he promised to do for you.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:15

And it will happen, just as all of the good word that Yahweh your God spoke to you has come upon you, thus Yahweh will bring upon you all of the evil word until he has destroyed you from upon this good ground that Yahweh your God has given to you.

He has given to you all the good things that he promised to give you. However, if you do these wrong things that I have described, he will just as surely make the bad things happen to you that he also described. None of you will still be living in this good land that Yahweh your God has given to you.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Joshua 23:16

In your transgressing the covenant of Yahweh your God that he commanded you and you go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the nose of Yahweh will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from upon the good land that he has given to you.”

Suppose you do not obey the covenant that Yahweh made with you. Suppose you go and worship other gods and bow down to them. Then Yahweh will become very angry with you. Very soon none of you will be living any longer in this good land that he has given to you.”

What did Joshua warn would happen if the people transgressed Yahweh’s covenant by serving and bowing to other gods?

Joshua warned that if they did so, Yahweh’s anger would burn against them, and very soon none of them would be living in the good land that he gave them.

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