When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea,(A) the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and horsemen as far as the sea. Your fathers cried out to the Lord, so He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea over them, engulfing them. Your own eyes saw what I did to Egypt. After that, you lived in the wilderness a long time.

“‘Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan.(B) They fought against you, but I handed them over to you. You possessed their land, and I annihilated them before you.

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When I brought your people out of Egypt, you came to the sea,(A) and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen[a](B) as far as the Red Sea.[b](C) But they cried(D) to the Lord for help, and he put darkness(E) between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them.(F) You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians.(G) Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.(H)

“‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites(I) who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 24:6 Or charioteers
  2. Joshua 24:6 Or the Sea of Reeds