Joshua 10:18
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And he commanded them that were with him, saying: Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set careful men to keep them shut up:

Joshua 10:22 And Joshua gave orders, saying: Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth to me the five kings that lie hid therein.

Judges 9:46-49 And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong. . . .

Job 21:30 Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.

Amos 5:19 As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him: or enter into the house, and lean with his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.

Amos 9:1 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say: Thy God, O Dan, liveth: and the way of Bersabee liveth: and they shall fall, and shall rise no more.

Matthew 27:66 And they departing, made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone and setting guards.

Context
The Victory at Makkedah
17And it was told Joshua, that the five kings were found hid in a cave of the city of Maceda. 18And he commanded them that were with him, saying: Roll great stones to the mouth of the cave, and set careful men to keep them shut up:19And stay you not, but pursue after the enemies, and kill all the hindermost of them as they flee, and do not suffer them whom the Lord God hath delivered into your hands, to shelter themselves in their cities.…
Cross References
Joshua 10:17
And it was told Joshua, that the five kings were found hid in a cave of the city of Maceda.

Joshua 10:19
And stay you not, but pursue after the enemies, and kill all the hindermost of them as they flee, and do not suffer them whom the Lord God hath delivered into your hands, to shelter themselves in their cities.

Lexicon
So Joshua
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites

said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Roll
גֹּ֛לּוּ (gōl·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1556: To roll, roll away

large
גְּדֹל֖וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

stones
אֲבָנִ֥ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the mouth
פִּ֣י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the cave,
הַמְּעָרָ֑ה (ham·mə·‘ā·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4631: A cavern

and post
וְהַפְקִ֧ידוּ (wə·hap̄·qî·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit

men
אֲנָשִׁ֖ים (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind

there
עָלֶ֛יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to guard them.
לְשָׁמְרָֽם׃ (lə·šā·mə·rām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to


Additional Translations
So Joshua said, “Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and post men there to guard them.And Joshua said, Roll great stones on the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:

And Joshua said, Roll stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men to watch over them.

And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them.

And Joshua said, Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to keep them:

Joshua said, "Roll large stones to the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them;

And Joshua saith, 'Roll great stones unto the mouth of the cave, and appoint over it men to watch them;
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