Paragraph 24:29–33

24:29a

Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died: The phrase Some time later refers to an indefinite period of time. It does not mean that Joshua died right after the ceremony of Shechem.

servant of the LORD: The phrase servant of the LORD is the same title that Moses received. Translate this title in the same way as you did in Joshua 1:1.

Here are some other ways to translate this part of the verse:

After these events had happened, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died.
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Sometime after that, Joshua died. He was the son of Nun and he was Yahweh’s servant.

24:29b

at the age of 110: Here is another way to translate this part of the verse:

He was one hundred and ten years old ⌊when he died⌋ .

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