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# Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel
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Joshua's summons to the tribes is spoken of as if he gathered them together in a basket. AT: "Joshua asked all the tribes of Israel to meet with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# presented themselves before
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"came and stood in front of" or "came before"
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# long ago
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"many years ago"
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# This is what
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Joshua begins to quote what Yahweh had said previously. The quotation continues until the end of verse 13.
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# Terah ... Nahor
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These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])