New English Translation
Joshua 10:21
21Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one dared threaten the Israelites.
Joshua 10:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then all the people returned safe to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah. Not a man moved his tongue against any of the people of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah, in peace. No one moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
Context of Joshua 10:21
19But don’t you delay! Chase your enemies and catch them! Don’t allow them to retreat to their cities, for the Lord your God is handing them over to you.” 20Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities. Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one dared threaten the Israelites. 22Joshua said, “Open the cave’s mouth and bring the five kings out of the cave to me.” 23They did as ordered; they brought the five kings out of the cave to him – the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
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וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩ כָל־הָעָ֨ם אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶ֧ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ מַקֵּדָ֖ה בְּשָׁל֑וֹם לֹֽא־חָרַ֞ץ לִבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל לְאִ֖ישׁ אֶת־לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- to the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- to Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
- at Makkedahמַקֵּדָהmaqqêdâh · MakkedahH4719
- in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
- none movedחָרַץchârats · to decideH2782
- his tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
- against anyאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
- of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
Cross-references for Joshua 10:21
- Joshua 10:15Then Joshua and all Israel returned to the camp at Gilgal.
- Exodus 11:7But against any of the Israelites not even a dog will bark against either people or animals, so that you may know that the Lord distinguishes between Egypt and Israel.’
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants – I will vindicate them,” says the Lord.
- Isaiah 57:4At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,
Commentaries on Joshua 10:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21None moved his tongue - The whole transaction of this important day had been carried on so evidently under the direction of God that there was not the least murmuring, nor cause for it, among them, for their enemies were all discomfited. There is an expression similar to this, Exodus 11:7, on which the reader is requested to consult the note.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Joshua himself remained at Makkedah with the guards set before the cave. The other warriors would not return from the pursuit until the evening of the overthrow of the Amorites; and the execution of the kings and the capture of Makkedah itself belong, no doubt, to the day following Joshua 10:27-28. None moved his tongue - See the marginal reference and note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 None moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. This shows their perfect safety. The kings were called to an account, as rebels against the Israel of God. Refuges of lies will but secure for God's judgment. God punished the abominable wickedness of these kings, the measure of whose iniquity was now full. And by this public act of justice, done upon these ringleaders of the Canaanites in sin, he would possess his people with the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The whole army returned safely: This showed that Israel had few or no losses in this battle. This was a sign of God's presence. no one dared: The people of Canaan in the south now knew from personal experience that Israel's powerful God was fighting against them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2716-27. these five kings ... hid themselves in a cave--Hebrew, "the cave." at Makkedah--The pursuit was continued, without interruption, to Makkedah at the foot of the western mountains, where Joshua seems to have halted with the main body of his troops while a detachment was sent forward to scour the country in pursuit of the remaining stragglers, a few of whom succeeded in reaching the neighboring cities. The last act, probably the next day, was the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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