New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 11

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1Then it cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about, when Jabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHazorחָצ֑וֹרcha.TzorH2674heardכִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'H8085of it,that he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971to Jobabיוֹבָב֙yo.VavH3103kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Madonמָד֔וֹןma.DonH4068and to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Shimronשִׁמְר֖וֹןshim.RonH8110and to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Achshaphאַכְשָֽׁף׃'akh.ShafH407,

2and to the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֞יםha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were of the northמִצְּפ֗וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828in the hillבָּהָ֧רba.HarH2022countryH2022, and in theArabahוּבָעֲרָבָ֛הu.va.'a.ra.VahH6160--southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045ofChinnerothכִּֽנֲר֖וֹתki.na.RotH3672and in the lowlandוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219and on theheightsוּבְנָפ֥וֹתu.ve.na.FotH5299of Dorדּ֖וֹרDorH1756on the westמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220--

3to the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669on the eastמִמִּזְרָ֣חmi.miz.RachH4217and on the westוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220,and the Amoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֧יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567and the Hittiteוְהַחִתִּ֛יve.ha.chi.TiH2850and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֥יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֖יve.hay.vu.SiH2983in the hillבָּהָ֑רba.HarH2022countryH2022, andthe Hiviteוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340at the footתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478ofHermonחֶרְמ֔וֹןcher.MonH2768in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofMizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

4They cameוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out, they and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264with them, asmanyרָ֕בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344that is on the seashoreשְׂפַת־ הַיָּ֖םse.fat- hai.YamH3220 H8193,with veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyרַב־rav-H7227horsesוְס֥וּסve.SusH5483and chariotsוָרֶ֖כֶבva.Re.khevH7393.

5So allכֹּ֖לkolH3605of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428having agreedH3259to meetH3259,cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and encampedוַיַּחֲנ֤וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583togetherH3164at the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Meromמֵר֔וֹםme.RomH4792,to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Then the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091, “Do not be afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372becauseמִפְּנֵיהֶם֒mi.pe.nei.HemH4480 H6440of them, for tomorrowמָחָ֞רma.CharH4279at thisH2088timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256I will deliverנֹתֵ֧ןno.TenH5414allכֻּלָּ֛םku.LamH3605of them slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; you shallhamstringH6136their horsesסוּסֵיהֶ֣םsu.sei.HemH5483and burnתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313their chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םmar.ke.vo.tei.HemH4818with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.”

7So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleעַם֩'amH5971of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֨הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with him cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935upon them suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597by the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Meromמֵר֖וֹםme.RomH4792,and attackedוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307them.

8The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֨םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, so that theydefeatedוַיַּכּוּם֒vai.ya.KumH5221them, and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them as farH5704as Greatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227Sidonצִיד֣וֹןtzi.DonH6721andMisrephoth-maimH4956and the valleyבִּקְעַ֥תbik.'AtH1237ofMizpehמִצְפֶּ֖הmitz.PehH4708to the eastמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217;and they struckוַיַּכֻּ֕םvai.ya.KumH5221them untilH5704noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115survivorשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300was leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604to them.

9Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213to them as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him; hehamstrungH6136their horsesסוּסֵיהֶ֣םsu.sei.HemH5483and burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313their chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םmar.ke.vo.tei.HemH4818with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.

10Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091turnedH7725backוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725at that timeבָּעֵ֤תba.'EtH6256,and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920Hazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674and struckהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221its kingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428with the swordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719;for Hazorחָצ֣וֹרcha.TzorH2674formerlyלְפָנִ֔יםle.fa.NimH6440was the headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֥וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467.

11They struckוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605personהַנֶּ֨פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719,utterlyH2763destroyingהַֽחֲרֵ֔םha.cha.RemH2763them;there was noלֹ֥א כָּל־lo' kol-H3808 H3605one leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498whoH5397breathedH5397.And he burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313Hazorחָצ֖וֹרcha.TzorH2674with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

12Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091capturedלָכַ֧דla.KhadH3920allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theseהָ֠אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים־ha.me.la.khim-H4428,and allכָּל־kol-H3605their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֞םmal.khei.HemH4428,and he struckוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719, andutterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִ֣יםhe.che.RimH2763them; justH3512as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680.

13HoweverH7534,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478did not burnשְׂרָפָ֖םse.ra.FamH8313anyכָּל־kol-H3605citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892that stoodהָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ha.'o.me.dOtH5975on their moundsתִּלָּ֔םti.LamH8510,exceptזוּלָתִ֛יzu.la.TiH2108Hazorחָצ֥וֹרcha.TzorH2674aloneלְבַדָּ֖הּle.va.DahH905, whichJoshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313.

14Allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605the spoilשְׁלַ֞לshe.LalH7998of theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֤יםhe.'a.RimH5892and the cattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH962as their plunderבָּזְז֥וּba.ze.ZuH962;but they struckהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָ֞םha.'a.DamH120with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had destroyedהִשְׁמִדָם֙hish.mi.DamH8045them. They leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירוּhish.'I.ruH7604noלֹ֥אlo'H3808oneכָּל־kol-H3605whoH5397breathedH5397.

15JustH3512as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872his servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,soכֵּן־ken-H3651Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,and soוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3651Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213;he leftH5493nothingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH3808 H1697undoneH5493 H3808of allמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

16Thus Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:the hillהָהָ֤רha.HarH2022countryהַ֥רharH2022and allכָּל־kol-H3605theNegevהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045,allכָּל־kol-H3605that landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Goshenהַגֹּ֔שֶׁןha.Go.shenH1657,the lowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הha.she.fe.LahH8219,the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,the hillH2022countryH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and its lowlandוּשְׁפֵלָתֹֽה׃u.she.fe.la.TohH8219

17fromMountהָהָ֤רha.HarH2022Halakהֶֽחָלָק֙he.cha.LakH2510,that risesהָעוֹלֶ֣הha.'o.LehH5927toward Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,even as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as Baal-gadH1171in the valleyבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844at the footתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of Mountהַר־har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonH2768.And he capturedלָכַ֔דla.KhadH3920allכָּל־kol-H3605their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428and struckH5221them downH5221and putH4191them to deathH4191.

18Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wagedעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421a longרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117with allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.

19There was not a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834madeH7999peaceהִשְׁלִ֙ימָה֙hish.Li.mahH7999with the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478exceptבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340livingיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427in Gibeonגִבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391;they tookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947them allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605in battleבַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃va.mil.cha.MahH4421.

20For it was of the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068tohardenלְחַזֵּ֣קle.cha.ZekH2388their heartsלִבָּם֩li.BamH3820,to meetלִקְרַ֨אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.MahH4421in orderH4616that he mightutterlyH2763destroyהַֽחֲרִימָ֔םha.cha.ri.MamH2763them, that they mightreceiveH1961noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115mercyתְּחִנָּ֑הte.chi.NahH8467,but that he might destroyהַשְׁמִידָ֔םhash.mi.DamH8045them, justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

21Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256and cutוַיַּכְרֵ֤תvai.yakh.RetH3772offH3772the Anakimהָֽעֲנָקִים֙ha.'a.na.KimH6062from the hillהָהָ֤רha.HarH2022countryהַ֣רharH2022,from Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275,from Debirדְּבִ֣רde.VirH1688,from Anabעֲנָ֔ב'a.NavH6024and from allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the hillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and from allוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605the hillH2022countryH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091utterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִימָ֥םhe.che.ri.MamH2763them with their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892.

22There were noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808Anakimעֲנָקִ֔ים'a.na.KimH6062leftנוֹתַ֣רno.TarH3498in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;onlyH7534in Gazaבְּעַזָּ֛הbe.'a.ZahH5804, inGathבְּגַ֥תbe.GatH1661, and inAshdodוּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדu.ve.'ash.DodH795some remainedנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃nish.'A.ruH7604.

23So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,according to allכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091gaveוַיִּתְּנָהּ֩vai.yi.te.NahH5414it for an inheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֧הle.na.cha.LahH5159to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478according to their divisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָ֖םke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256by their tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.HemH7626.Thus the landוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776hadH8252restH8252from warמִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פmi.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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