Jos 24:7 | NETfull | STEP | Your fathers cried out for help to the Lord ; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, and then drowned them in the sea. You witnessed with your very own eyes what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time.

Joshua 24:7

7 Your fathers ^{▼▼ Heb “they”; the referent (the fathers) has been specified in the translation for clarity (see the previous verse).} cried out for help to the Lord; he made the area between you and the Egyptians dark, ^{▼▼ Or “put darkness between you and the Egyptians.”} and then drowned them in the sea. ^{▼▼ Heb “and he brought over them the sea and covered them.”} You witnessed with your very own eyes ^{▼▼ Heb “your eyes saw.”} what I did in Egypt. You lived in the wilderness for a long time. ^{▼▼ Heb “many days.”}