Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the midst of the camp;
WEB
After three days the officers went through the camp
YLT
And it cometh to pass, at the end of three days, that the authorities pass over into the midst of the camp,
DBT
And it came to pass at the end of three days, that the officers went through the camp;
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period