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25 Then Joshua said to them, “Don’t be afraid and don’t panic![a] Be strong and brave, for the Lord will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.” 26 Then Joshua executed them[b] and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening. 27 At sunset Joshua ordered his men to take them down from the trees.[c] They threw them into the cave where they had hidden and piled large stones over the mouth of the cave. (They remain to this very day.)[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:25 tn Or perhaps “and don’t get discouraged!”
  2. Joshua 10:26 tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”
  3. Joshua 10:27 sn For the legal background of the removal of the corpses before sundown, see Deut 21:22-23.
  4. Joshua 10:27 tn Heb “to this very day.” The words “They remain” are supplied in the translation for clarification.