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Joshua 10
1Nowitcametopass,whenAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389heardH8085howJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091hadtakenH3920Ai,andhadutterly destroyedit(ashehaddonetoJerichoלִֽירִיחוֹ֙li.ri.ChoH3405andherkingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428,sohehaddonetoAiandherkingוּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּu.le.mal.KahH4428),andhowtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְעוֹן֙giv.'OnH1391hadmadeH6213peacewithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwereamongthem;
3WhereforeAdoni-zedekH139kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sentH7971untoHohamkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶ֠בְרוֹןChev.ronH2275,anduntoPiramkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֜וּתyar.MutH3412,anduntoJaphiaיָפִ֧יעַya.Fi.a'H3309kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֛ישׁla.KhishH3923,anduntoDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֖וֹןeg.LonH5700,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
5Thereforethefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHebronחֶבְר֤וֹןchev.RonH2275,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJarmuthיַרְמוּת֙yar.MutH3412,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofLachishלָכִ֣ישׁla.KhishH3923,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEglonעֶגְל֔וֹןeg.LonH5700,gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogether,andwentH5927up,theyandalltheirhosts,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstGibeonגִּבְע֔וֹןgiv.'onH1391,andmadewaragainstit.
6AndthemenH376ofGibeonגִבְע֨וֹןgiv.'onH1391sentH7971untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֣לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SlackH7503notthyhandיָדֶ֖יךָya.Dei.khaH3027fromthyservantsמֵֽעֲבָדֶ֑יךָme.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927uptousquicklyמְהֵרָ֗הme.he.RahH4120,andsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֤יעָהve.ho.Shi.'ahH3467us,andhelpוְעָזְרֵ֔נוּve.'a.ze.Re.nuH5826us:forallthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheAmoritesH567thatdwellH3427inthehill-countryaregatheredH6908togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908againstus.
10AndJehovahdiscomfitedthembeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andheslewthemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347atGibeonבְּגִבְע֑וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,andchasedthembythewayH1870oftheascentofBeth-horonH1032,andsmotethemtoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,anduntoMakkedahמַקֵּדָֽה׃ma.ke.DahH4719.
11Anditcametopass,astheyfledH5127frombeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whiletheywereatthedescentבְּמוֹרַ֤דbe.mo.RadH4174ofBeth-horonH1032,thatJehovahcastH7993downH7993greatH1419stonesH68fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064uponthemuntoAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,andtheydiedH4191:theyweremoreH4480whodiedH4191withthehailstonesthantheywhomthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478slewH2026withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.
12Thenאָ֣ז'azH227spakeJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'H3091toJehovahinthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117whenJehovahdelivereduptheAmoritesH567beforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andhesaidH559inthesightofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Sunשֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshH8121, stand thoustilluponGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;Andthou,Moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394,inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofAijalonאַיָּלֽוֹן׃'ai.ya.LonH357.
13Andthesunהַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121stoodH5975stillH5975,andthemoonוְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achH3394stayed,Untilthenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471hadavengedH5358themselvesoftheirenemiesאֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.VavH341.IsnotthiswrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofJasharהַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.SharH3477?Andthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121stayedinthemidstofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhastednottogoלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935downaboutawholedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117.
20AnditcameH935topass,whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeanendH3615ofslayingthemwithaveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְדוֹלָֽה־ge.do.lah-H1419slaughterH4347,tilltheywereH1961consumed,andtheremnantwhichremainedofthemhadenteredintothefortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892,
21thatallthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩vai.ya.shu.VuH7725tothecampהַמַּחֲנֶ֧הha.ma.cha.NehH4264toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091atMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֖הma.ke.DahH4719inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965:nonemovedhistongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956againstanyofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
23AndtheydidsoH3651,andbroughtH3318forthH3318thosefiveחֲמֵ֛שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untohimoutofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֑הha.me.'a.RahH4631,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofHebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJarmuthיַרְמ֔וּתyar.MutH3412,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEglonעֶגְלֽוֹן׃eg.LonH5700.
24Anditcametopass,whentheybroughtH3318forthH3318thosekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֒ye.ho.shu.a'H3091,thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091calledH7121forallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559untothechiefsofthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatwentH1980withhim,ComeH1980near,putשִׂ֚ימוּSi.muH7760yourfeetH7272uponthenecksצַוְּארֵ֖יtza.ve.ReiH6677ofthesekingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.Andtheycamenear,andputוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760theirfeetH7272uponthenecksצַוְּארֵיהֶֽם׃tza.ve.rei.HemH6677ofthem.
27AnditcameH935topassatthetimeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256ofthegoingH935downוַיֹּֽרִידוּם֙vai.yo.ri.DumH3381ofthesunהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121,thatJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680,andtheytookthemdownH3381offthetreesH6086,andcastH7993themintothecaveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631whereintheyhadhiddenH2244themselves,andlaidgreatH1419stonesH68onthemouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofthecaveהַמְּעָרָ֔הha.me.'a.RahH4631, untothisverydayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
28AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookH3920Makkedahמַקֵּדָה֩ma.ke.DahH4719onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andsmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,andthekingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428thereof:heutterlydestroyedthemandallthesoulsH5315thatweretherein;heleftH7604noneremainingH7604;andhedidtothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofMakkedahמַקֵּדָ֔הma.ke.DahH4719ashehaddoneuntothekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.
30andJehovahdelivereditalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andthekingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428thereof,intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andhesmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,andallthesoulsH5315thatweretherein;heleftH7604noneremainingH7604init;andhediduntothekingלְמַלְכָּ֔הּle.mal.KahH4428thereofashehaddoneuntothekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.
32andJehovahdeliveredLachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923intothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andhetookH3920itonthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andsmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,andallthesoulsH5315thatweretherein,accordingtoallthathehaddonetoLibnahלְלִבְנָֽה׃ פle.liv.NahH3841.
37andtheytookH3920it,andsmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719,andthekingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428thereof,andallthecitiesעָרֶ֜יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereof,andallthesoulsH5315thatweretherein;heleftH7604noneremainingH7604,accordingtoallthathehaddonetoEglonלְעֶגְל֑וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700;butheutterlydestroyedit,andallthesoulsH5315thatweretherein.
39andhetookH3920it,andthekingמַלְכָּ֤הּmal.KahH4428thereof,andallthecitiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892thereof;andtheysmotethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,andutterlydestroyedallthesoulsH5315thatweretherein;heleftH7604noneremainingH7604:ashehaddonetoHebronלְחֶבְר֗וֹןle.chev.RonH2275,sohedidtoDebirלִדְבִ֙רָה֙lid.Vi.rahH1688,andtothekingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428thereof;ashehaddonealsotoLibnahלְלִבְנָ֖הle.liv.NahH3841,andtothekingוּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃u.le.mal.KahH4428thereof.
40SoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteallthelandהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thehill-country,andtheSouthH5045,andthelowland,andtheslopes,andalltheirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֔םmal.khei.HemH4428:heleftH7604noneremainingH7604,butheutterlydestroyedallthatbreathed,asJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680.
42Andallthesekingsהַמְּלָכִ֤יםha.me.la.KhimH4428andtheirlandאַרְצָ֔ם'ar.TzamH776didJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091takeH3920atoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259timeפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471,becauseJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,foughtנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on Joshua 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Rashi on Tanakh
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- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
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