Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 10:28-40

28And that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookלָכַ֨דla.KhadH3920Makkedahמַקֵּדָה֩ma.ke.DahH4719,and smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הָvai.ya.Ke.haH5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶרֶב֮che.RevH2719,and the kingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428thereof he utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִ֣םhe.che.RimH2763,them, and all the soulsהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315that weretherein; he letהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604none remainשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300:and he didוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Makkedahמַקֵּדָ֔הma.ke.DahH4719as he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213unto the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

29Then Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674from Makkedahמִמַּקֵּדָ֖הmi.ma.ke.DahH4719,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, unto Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Libnahלִבְנָֽה׃liv.NahH3841:

30And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414it also, and the kingמַלְכָּהּ֒mal.KahH4428thereof, into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and he smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הָvai.ya.Ke.haH5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,and all the soulsהַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ha.Ne.feshH5315that weretherein; he letהִשְׁאִ֥ירhish.'IrH7604none remainשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300in it; but didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213unto the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔הּle.mal.KahH4428thereof as he didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213unto the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ סye.ri.ChoH3405.

31And Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674from Libnahמִלִּבְנָ֖הmi.liv.NahH3841,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, unto Lachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923,and encampedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against it, and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it:

32And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Lachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הָvai.ya.Ke.haH5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and all the soulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that weretherein, according to all that he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to Libnahלְלִבְנָֽה׃ פle.liv.NahH3841.

33Then Horamהֹרָם֙ho.RamH2036kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gezerגֶּ֔זֶרGe.zerH1507came upעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927to helpלַעְזֹ֖רla'.ZorH5826Lachishלָכִ֑ישׁla.KhishH3923;and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,until he had leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him none remainingשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300.

34And from Lachishמִלָּכִ֖ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674unto Eglonעֶגְלֹ֑נָה'eg.Lo.nahH5700,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him; and they encampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583against it, and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against it:

35And they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֜וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it on that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,and smoteוַיַּכּ֣וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haH5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and all the soulsהַנֶּ֣פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that weretherein he utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִ֑יםhe.che.RimH2763that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,according to all that he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to Lachishלְלָכִֽישׁ׃ פle.la.KhishH3923.

36And Joshuaיְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַYe.ho.shu.a'H3091went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from Eglonמֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָהme.'eg.Lo.nahH5700,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, unto Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;and they foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against it:

37And they tookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it, and smoteוַיַּכּֽוּהָ־vai.ya.ku.ha-H5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֠רֶבChe.revH2719,and the kingמַלְכָּ֨הּmal.KahH4428thereof, and all the citiesעָרֶ֜יהָ'a.Rei.haH5892thereof, and all the soulsהַנֶּ֤פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that weretherein; he leftהִשְׁאִ֣ירhish.'IrH7604none remainingשָׂרִ֔ידsa.RidH8300,according to all that he had doneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213to Eglonלְעֶגְל֑וֹןle.'eg.LonH5700;but destroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֣םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763it utterly, and all the soulsהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that were therein.

38And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, to Debirדְּבִ֑רָהde.Vi.rahH1688;and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it:

39And he tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it, and the kingמַלְכָּ֤הּmal.KahH4428thereof, and all the citiesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Rei.haH5892thereof; and they smoteוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and utterly destroyedוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763all the soulsנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that weretherein; he leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604none remainingשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300:as he had doneעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213to Hebronלְחֶבְר֗וֹןle.chev.RonH2275,so he didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to Debirלִדְבִ֙רָה֙lid.Vi.rahH1688,and to the kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּu.le.mal.KahH4428thereof; as he had doneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213also to Libnahלְלִבְנָ֖הle.liv.NahH3841,and to her kingוּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃u.le.mal.KahH4428.

40So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221all the countryהָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retzH776of the hillsהָהָר֩ha.HarH2022,and of the southוְהַנֶּ֨גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045,and of the valeוְהַשְּׁפֵלָ֜הve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219,and of the springsוְהָאֲשֵׁד֗וֹתve.ha.'a.she.DotH794,and all their kingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֔םmal.khei.HemH4428:he leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604none remainingשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300,but utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִ֔יםhe.che.RimH2763all that breathedהַנְּשָׁמָה֙ha.ne.sha.MahH5397,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680.

Read all of Joshua 10

Commentaries on Joshua 10