Revised Version 1895

Joshua 11

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJabinיָבִ֣יןya.VinH2985kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHazorחָצ֑וֹרcha.TzorH2674heardכִּשְׁמֹ֖עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thereof, that hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971toJobabיוֹבָב֙yo.VavH3103kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMadonמָד֔וֹןma.DonH4068, and to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofShimronשִׁמְר֖וֹןshim.RonH8110, and to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAchshaphאַכְשָֽׁף׃'akh.ShafH407,

2and to thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֞יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that were on thenorthמִצְּפ֗וֹןmi.tze.FonH6828, in thehillבָּהָ֧רba.HarH2022countryH2022, and in theArabahוּבָעֲרָבָ֛הu.va.'a.ra.VahH6160southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045ofChinnerothכִּֽנֲר֖וֹתki.na.RotH3672, and in thelowlandוּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑הu.va.she.fe.LahH8219, and in the heights ofDorדּ֖וֹרDorH1756on thewestמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220,

3to theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669on theeastמִמִּזְרָ֣חmi.miz.RachH4217and on thewestוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220, and theAmoriteוְהָאֱמֹרִ֧יve.ha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHittiteוְהַחִתִּ֛יve.ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֥יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִ֖יve.hay.vu.SiH2983in thehillבָּהָ֑רba.HarH2022countryH2022, and theHiviteוְהַֽחִוִּי֙ve.ha.chi.ViH2340underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478Hermonחֶרְמ֔וֹןcher.MonH2768in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709.

4And theywentH3318outH3318, they andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hosts with them,muchH7230peopleעַם־'am-H5971,evenH5921as thesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344that isuponH5921theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193inmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230, withhorsesוְס֥וּסve.SusH5483andchariotsוָרֶ֖כֶבva.Re.khevH7393veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyH7227.

5Andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.KhimH4428mettogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andpitchedוַיַּחֲנ֤וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583togetherH3162at thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofMeromמֵר֔וֹםme.RomH4792, tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091, Benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588of them: fortomorrowמָחָ֞רma.CharH4279at this time will IdeliverH5414themupH5414allכֻּלָּ֛םku.LamH3605slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491beforeH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou shalt hough theirhorsesסוּסֵיהֶ֣םsu.sei.HemH5483, andburnתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףtis.RofH8313theirchariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םmar.ke.vo.tei.HemH4818withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

7SoH935Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091cameH935, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleעַם֩'amH5971ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֨הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with him,againstעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them by thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofMeromמֵר֖וֹםme.RomH4792suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, andfellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921them.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֨םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַֽד־be.yad-H3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and theysmoteוַיַּכּוּם֒vai.ya.KumH5221them, andchasedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּםvai.yir.de.FumH7291them untogreatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227Zidon, and untoMisrephoth-maimH4956, and unto thevalleyבִּקְעַ֥תbik.'AtH1237ofMizpehמִצְפֶּ֖הmitz.PehH4708eastwardמִזְרָ֑חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217; and theysmoteוַיַּכֻּ֕םvai.ya.KumH5221them,untilH5704theyleftH7604them noneremainingH7604.

9AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213unto them as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068bade him: he houghed theirhorsesסוּסֵיהֶ֣םsu.sei.HemH5483, andburntשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313theirchariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םmar.ke.vo.tei.HemH4818withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.

10AndJeshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091turnedH7725backוַיָּ֨שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725at that time, andtookוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920Hazorחָצ֔וֹרcha.TzorH2674, andsmoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221thekingמַלְכָּ֖הּmal.KahH4428thereof with theswordבֶחָ֑רֶבve.Cha.revH2719: forHazorחָצ֣וֹרcha.TzorH2674beforetime was theheadרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thoseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֥וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467.

11And theysmoteוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221allH3605thesoulsהַנֶּ֨פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that were therein with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719, utterly destroying them: there wasnoneלֹ֥אlo'H3808leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498thatbreathedנְשָׁמָ֑הne.sha.MahH5397: and heburntשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313Hazorחָצ֖וֹרcha.TzorH2674withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

12Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofthoseהָ֠אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים־ha.me.la.khim-H4428, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thekingsמַלְכֵיהֶ֞םmal.khei.HemH4428of them,didכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091takeלָכַ֧דla.KhadH3920, and hesmoteH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719, and utterlydestroyedH5221them; asMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680.

13But as for thecitiesהֶעָרִ֗יםhe.'a.RimH5892thatstoodהָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ha.'o.me.dOtH5975on theirmoundsתִּלָּ֔םti.LamH8510,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478burnedשְׂרָפָ֖םse.ra.FamH8313noneH3808of them, saveHazorחָצ֥וֹרcha.TzorH2674onlyרַ֣קrakH7535; thatdidH3808Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091burnשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313.

14Andallוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605thespoilשְׁלַ֞לshe.LalH7998oftheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֤יםhe.'a.RimH5892, and thecattleוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH853for apreyבָּזְז֥וּba.ze.ZuH962untothemselvesH1992; buteveryכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאָדָ֞םha.'a.DamH120theysmoteהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they haddestroyedהִשְׁמִדָם֙hish.mi.DamH8045them,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירוּhish.'I.ruH7604theyanyכָּל־kol-H3605thatbreathedנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397.

15As theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,soכֵּן־ken-H3651didH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091: andsoוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3651didH6213Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091; heleftהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808undone ofallמִכֹּ֛לmi.KolH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

16SoH3947Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thatlandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thehillהָהָ֤רha.HarH2022countryהַ֥רharH2022, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theSouthהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGoshenהַגֹּ֔שֶׁןha.Go.shenH1657, and thelowlandהַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הha.she.fe.LahH8219, and theArabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160, and thehillH2022countryH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thelowlandוּשְׁפֵלָתֹֽה׃u.she.fe.la.TohH8219of thesameH853;

17frommountהָהָ֤רha.HarH2022Halakהֶֽחָלָק֙he.cha.LakH2510, that goethupהָעוֹלֶ֣הha.'o.LehH5927toSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoBaal-gadH1171in thevalleyבְּבִקְעַ֣תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478mountהַר־har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonH2768: andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirkingsמַלְכֵיהֶם֙mal.khei.HemH4428hetookלָכַ֔דla.KhadH3920, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֖םvai.ya.KemH5221them, andputH4191them todeathH4191.

18Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeעָשָׂ֧ה'a.SahH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421alongיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117time withallכָּל־kol-H3605thoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428kingsהַמְּלָכִ֥יםha.me.la.KhimH4428.

19There wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892thatmadeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961peace with thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, save theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGibeonגִבְע֑וֹןgiv.'onH1391: theytookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605inbattleבַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃va.mil.cha.MahH4421.

20For it was of theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068tohardenלְחַזֵּ֣קle.cha.ZekH2388theirheartsלִבָּם֩li.BamH3820, tocomeH1961againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478inbattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֤הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, that he mightutterlyH8045destroyהַשְׁמִידָ֔םhash.mi.DamH8045them, that they might havenoלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115favour, but that he mightdestroyH8045them, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

21AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935at that time, andcutוַיַּכְרֵ֤תvai.yakh.RetH3772offH3772theAnakimהָֽעֲנָקִים֙ha.'a.na.KimH6062from thehillהָהָ֤רha.HarH2022countryהַ֣רharH2022, fromHebronחֶבְרוֹן֙chev.rOnH2275, fromDebirדְּבִ֣רde.VirH1688, fromAnabעֲנָ֔ב'a.NavH6024, and fromallוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605thehillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and fromallוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605thehillH2022countryH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091utterlydestroyedH3772them with theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.rei.HemH5892.

22There wasnoneH3808of theAnakimעֲנָקִ֔ים'a.na.KimH6062leftH7604in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:onlyרַ֗קRakH7535inGazaבְּעַזָּ֛הbe.'a.ZahH5804, inGathבְּגַ֥תbe.GatH1661, and inAshdodוּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדu.ve.'ash.DodH795,didH3808someH795remainנִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃nish.'A.ruH7604.

23SoH3947Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091tookH3947thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776,accordingH413toallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091gaveוַיִּתְּנָהּ֩vai.yi.te.NahH5414it for aninheritanceלְנַחֲלָ֧הle.na.cha.LahH5159untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478accordingH413to theirdivisionsכְּמַחְלְקֹתָ֖םke.mach.le.ko.TamH4256by theirtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑םle.shiv.tei.HemH7626. And thelandוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776hadrestשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252fromwarמִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פmi.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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