1 aA mighty man of valoura was Joshua bthe son of Nunb,

c dA minister of Moses in the prophetical officed,

eWho was formed to bee according tof his nameg

hA great salvation for his chosenh c,

iTo take vengeance upon jthe enemyj i

kAnd to give an inheritancek to Israell.

2 mHow glorious was he when he stretched forth nhis hand n m,

oAnd brandished the javelin against the cityo!

3 pWho was he that could stand before him?p

qFor he fought the wars of Jahvehq.

HB 4 Was it not through him that the sun stood stillr,

(And) one day sbecame as two?s

5 tFor he called upon the Most High Godu t,

vWhen he was in sore straits (and) his enemies around himv;

And wthe Most High Godw answered himx

yWith hailstones and boltsz y;

[HB] 6 aHe cast them down upon the hostile peoplea,

And bin the going downb he destroyed cthem that rose upc,

HB In order that alld the nations e(devoted to) destructione might know

fThat Jahveh was watching their fightingf:

gAnd also becauseg he fully followed after Godh,

7 And idid an act of pietyi in the days of Moses,

He and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh,

kIn that they stood firm when the congregation broke loosek.

lTo turn away wrath from the assemblyl,

mAnd to cause the evil report to ceasem—

8 nWherefore also they twon were set aparto

From among the six hundred thousand footmenp,

To bring them into theirq inheritance,

(Into) a land flowing with milk and honeyr.

HB 9 And Hes gave strength unto Caleb,

And unto old age it remained with him,

tTo cause him to treadt uupon the high placesu of the land;

And also his seed obtainedv a heritage,

10 In order that wall xthe seed of Jacobw might know

yThat it is good zto follow fullyz after Jahveh.y

(h) 46:11, 12. The Judges

(= 3 distichs).