10:27a

At sunset: The phrase At sunset refers to the time when the sun goes down. In some languages it may be more natural to begin a new sentence at this point. For example:

when the sun was setting

10:27b

Joshua ordered: It may be more natural in some languages to supply the direct object:

Joshua commanded his soldiers.

that they be taken down from the trees: The clause that they be taken down from the trees indicates that Joshua’s soldiers took the bodies of the kings down from the trees where they were hanging.

10:27c

and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden: The clause and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden indicates that Joshua’s soldiers threw the bodies of the dead kings into the same cave in which they first hid. It may be more natural in some languages to begin a new sentence here. It may also be helpful to make the subject and object explicit. For example:

Then ⌊the soldiers⌋ threw ⌊the bodies⌋ into the same cave where they had been hiding

10:27d

Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave: The clause Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave indicates that after the soldiers threw the dead bodies into the cave, they covered up the cave entrance again with large rocks. The place where the kings hid themselves to escape Joshua’s army became their tomb.

10:27e

and the stones are there to this day: In some languages it may be more natural to begin a new sentence at this point. For example:

The stones remain there until this day

to this day: The phrase to this day indicates that, at the time the author wrote the book of Joshua, the stones were still there.

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