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mice

Translated this as in 1 Samuel 6:4.

fortified cities

These are cities with high walls around them to protect the people inside from attack by their enemies.

The great stone ... remains a witness

The stone is referred to as if it is a person who can see. Alternate translation: "The great stone ... is still there, and people remember what happened on it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

Joshua

This is a man's name. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

the Bethshemite

This is what a person from Beth Shemesh is called. Alternate translation: "from Beth Shemesh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

to this day

to the time at which the writer wrote the book