Joshua

Chapter 11

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y kּishshemo֖'a yabi֣yn meֽleke-chatz֑or vayּishshela֗ch 'el-yobab֙ me֣leke mad֔on ve'el-me֥leke shshimer֖on ve'el-me֥leke 'akeshshaֽp׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Jabin king of Hazor [1] heard of this, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon, to the kings of Shimron and Akshaph,

וַיְהִ֕י כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־חָצ֑וֹר וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶל־יוֹבָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מָד֔וֹן וְאֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ שִׁמְר֖וֹן וְאֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ אַכְשָֽׁף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'el-hamּelaki֞ym 'ashshe֣r mitzּep֗on bּaha֧r uba'araba֛h ne֥geb kּiֽnar֖ot ubashshּepela֑h ubenap֥ot dּ֖or miyּaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and to the northern kings who were in the mountains, in the Arabah south of KinnerS, in the western foothills and in Naphoth Dor on the west;

וְֽאֶל־הַמְּלָכִ֞ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִצְּפ֗וֹן בָּהָ֧ר וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה נֶ֥גֶב כִּֽנֲר֖וֹת וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה וּבְנָפ֥וֹת דּ֖וֹר מִיָּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽkּena'aniy֙ mimּizera֣ch umiyּa֔m veha'emori֧y vehachitּi֛y vehapּerizּi֥y vehayebusi֖y bּaha֑r vehaֽchiuiy֙ tּa֣chat cherem֔on bּe'e֖retz hamּitzepּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites below Hermon in the region of Mizpah.

הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִמִּזְרָ֣ח וּמִיָּ֔ם וְהָאֱמֹרִ֧י וְהַחִתִּ֛י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֥י וְהַיְבוּסִ֖י בָּהָ֑ר וְהַֽחִוִּי֙ תַּ֣חַת חֶרְמ֔וֹן בְּאֶ֖רֶץ הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze'֣u he֗m vekal-maֽchaneyhem֙ 'imּa֔m 'am-ra֕b kּach֛ol 'ashshe֥r 'al-shsepat-hayּa֖m laro֑b ves֥us vare֖keb rab-me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots, a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

וַיֵּצְא֣וּ הֵ֗ם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ עִמָּ֔ם עַם־רָ֕ב כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וְס֥וּס וָרֶ֖כֶב רַב־מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiua֣'ad֔u kּo֖l hamּelaki֣ym ha'e֑lּeh vayּabo֜'u vayּachan֤u yachedּav֙ 'el-me֣y mer֔om lehilּache֖m 'im-yishsera'eֽl׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)All these kings joined forces and made camp together at the Waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

וַיִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙ אֶל־מֵ֣י מֵר֔וֹם לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehva֣h 'el-yehoshshu'a֮ 'al-tּiyra֣ mipּeneyhem֒ kּiֽy-macha֞r kּa'e֣t hazּo֗'t 'anoki֞y note֧n 'et-kּulּa֛m chalali֖ym lipene֣y yishsera'e֑l 'et-suseyhe֣m tּe'aqּe֔r ve'et-marekּeboteyhe֖m tּishsero֥p bּa'eֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֣ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ אַל־תִּירָ֣א מִפְּנֵיהֶם֒ כִּֽי־מָחָ֞ר כָּעֵ֣ת הַזֹּ֗את אָנֹכִ֞י נֹתֵ֧ן אֶת־כֻּלָּ֛ם חֲלָלִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶ֣ם תְּעַקֵּ֔ר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֣ yehoshshu֡'a vekal-'am֩ hamּilechama֨h 'imּ֧o 'aleyhe֛m 'al-me֥y mer֖om pּite'o֑m vaֽyּipּel֖u bּaheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,

וַיָּבֹ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ וְכָל־עַם֩ הַמִּלְחָמָ֨ה עִמּ֧וֹ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם עַל־מֵ֥י מֵר֖וֹם פִּתְאֹ֑ם וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּene֨m yehva֥h bּeyaֽd-yishsera'el֮ vayּakּum֒ vaֽyּiredּep֞um 'ad-tziyd֣on rabּa֗h ve'ad֙ mishserep֣ot ma֔yim ve'ad-bּiqe'a֥t mitzepּe֖h mizera֑chah vayּakּu֕m 'ad-bּiletּi֥y hishshe'iֽyr-lahe֖m shsariֽyd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם יְהוָ֥ה בְּיַֽד־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ וַיַּכּוּם֒ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם עַד־צִיד֣וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וְעַד֙ מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת מַ֔יִם וְעַד־בִּקְעַ֥ת מִצְפֶּ֖ה מִזְרָ֑חָה וַיַּכֻּ֕ם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־לָהֶ֖ם שָׂרִֽיד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'ashs lahem֙ yehoshshu֔'a kּa'ashshe֥r 'aֽmar-l֖o yehva֑h 'et-suseyhe֣m 'iqּe֔r ve'et-marekּeboteyhe֖m shsara֥p bּa'eֽshsh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Joshua did to them as the LORD had directed: He hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָֽמַר־ל֖וֹ יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶ֣ם עִקֵּ֔ר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨shshab yehoshshu֜'a bּa'e֤t hahiy'֙ vayּilekּo֣d 'et-chatz֔or ve'et-malekּa֖hּ hikּa֣h becha֑reb kּiֽy-chatz֣or lepani֔ym hi֕y ro֖'shsh kּal-hamּamelak֥ot ha'eֽlּeh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword. (Hazor had been the head of all these kingdoms.)

וַיָּ֨שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד אֶת־חָצ֔וֹר וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֖הּ הִכָּ֣ה בֶחָ֑רֶב כִּֽי־חָצ֣וֹר לְפָנִ֔ים הִ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכ֥וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּakּu 'et-kּal-hanּe֨peshsh 'ashsher-bּa֤hּ lepiy-che֨reb֙ haֽchare֔m lo֥ nota֖r kּal-neshshama֑h ve'et-chatz֖or shsara֥p bּa'eֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed, and he burned Hazor itself.

וַ֠יַּכּוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֨פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤הּ לְפִי־חֶ֨רֶב֙ הַֽחֲרֵ֔ם לֹ֥א נוֹתַ֖ר כָּל־נְשָׁמָ֑ה וְאֶת־חָצ֖וֹר שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ'et-kּal-'are֣y hamּelakֽiym-ha֠'elּeh veֽ'et-kּal-malekeyhe֞m laka֧d yehoshshu֛'a vayּakּe֥m lepiy-che֖reb hecheri֣ym 'ota֑m kּa'ashshe֣r tziua֔h moshshe֖h 'e֥bed yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded.

וְֽאֶת־כָּל־עָרֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִֽים־הָ֠אֵלֶּה וְֽאֶת־כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶ֞ם לָכַ֧ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וַיַּכֵּ֥ם לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב הֶחֱרִ֣ים אוֹתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ra֣q kּal-he'ari֗ym ha'oֽmedot֙ 'al-tּilּa֔m lo֥ shserapa֖m yishsera'e֑l zulati֛y 'et-chatz֥or lebadּa֖hּ shsara֥p yehoshshuֽ'a׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

רַ֣ק כָּל־הֶעָרִ֗ים הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ עַל־תִּלָּ֔ם לֹ֥א שְׂרָפָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל זוּלָתִ֛י אֶת־חָצ֥וֹר לְבַדָּ֖הּ שָׂרַ֥ף יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֠kol shshela֞l he'ari֤ym ha'e֨lּeh֙ vehabּehema֔h bּazez֥u lahe֖m bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l ra֣q 'eֽt-kּal-ha'ada֞m hikּ֣u lepiy-che֗reb 'ad-hishshemidam֙ 'ota֔m lo֥ hishshe'i֖yru kּal-neshshamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Israelites carried off for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but all the people they put to the sword until they completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone that breathed.

וְ֠כֹל שְׁלַ֞ל הֶעָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֣ק אֶֽת־כָּל־הָאָדָ֞ם הִכּ֣וּ לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב עַד־הִשְׁמִדָם֙ אוֹתָ֔ם לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖ירוּ כָּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֨r tziua֤h yehvah֙ 'et-moshshe֣h 'abedּ֔o kּen-tziua֥h moshshe֖h 'et-yehoshshu֑'a veken֙ 'ashsa֣h yehoshshu֔'a loֽ'-hesi֣yr dּaba֔r mikּo֛l 'ashsher-tziua֥h yehva֖h 'et-moshsheֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As the LORD commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and Joshua did it; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדּ֔וֹ כֵּן־צִוָּ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וְכֵן֙ עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ לֹֽא־הֵסִ֣יר דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֨ch yehoshshu֜'a 'et-kּal-ha'a֣retz hazּo֗'t haha֤r ve'et-kּal-hanּe֨geb֙ ve'et֙ kּal-'e֣retz hagּo֔shshen ve'et-hashshּepela֖h ve'et-ha'araba֑h ve'et-ha֥r yishsera'e֖l ushshepelatoֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country, all the Negev, the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills,

וַיִּקַּ֨ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֗את הָהָ֤ר וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּ֨גֶב֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַגֹּ֔שֶׁן וְאֶת־הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וְאֶת־הָעֲרָבָ֑ה וְאֶת־הַ֥ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּשְׁפֵלָתֹֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): min-haha֤r heֽchalaq֙ ha'ole֣h shse'i֔yr ve'ad-bּa֤'al gּad֙ bּebiqe'a֣t halּeban֔on tּa֖chat har-cherem֑on ve'e֤t kּal-malekeyhem֙ laka֔d vayּakּe֖m vayemiyteֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, to Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and put them to death.

מִן־הָהָ֤ר הֶֽחָלָק֙ הָעוֹלֶ֣ה שֵׂעִ֔יר וְעַד־בַּ֤עַל גָּד֙ בְּבִקְעַ֣ת הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן תַּ֖חַת הַר־חֶרְמ֑וֹן וְאֵ֤ת כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ לָכַ֔ד וַיַּכֵּ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): yami֣ym rabּi֗ym 'ashsa֧h yehoshshu֛'a 'et-kּal-hamּelaki֥ym ha'e֖lּeh milechamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.

יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־כָּל־הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלְחָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-hayeta֣h 'i֗yr 'ashshe֤r hishsheli֨ymah֙ 'el-bּene֣y yishsera'e֔l bּiletּi֥y hachiui֖y yoshshebe֣y gibe'֑on 'et-hakּo֖l laqech֥u bamּilechamaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle.

לֹֽא־הָיְתָ֣ה עִ֗יר אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִשְׁלִ֨ימָה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּלְתִּ֥י הַחִוִּ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י גִבְע֑וֹן אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל לָקְח֥וּ בַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y me'e֣t yehva֣h ׀ hayeta֡h lechazּe֣q 'et-libּam֩ liqera֨'t hamּilechama֤h 'et-yishsera'el֙ lema֣'an haֽchariyma֔m lebiletּi֥y heyot-lahe֖m tּechinּa֑h kּi֚y lema֣'an hashshemiyda֔m kּa'ashshe֛r tziua֥h yehva֖h 'et-moshsheֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)For it was the LORD himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

כִּ֣י מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה ׀ הָיְתָ֡ה לְחַזֵּ֣ק אֶת־לִבָּם֩ לִקְרַ֨את הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְמַ֣עַן הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֱיוֹת־לָהֶ֖ם תְּחִנָּ֑ה כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨ yehoshshu֜'a bּa'e֣t hahi֗y vayּakere֤t 'et-haֽ'anaqiym֙ min-haha֤r min-cheberon֙ min-dּebi֣r min-'ana֔b umikּol֙ ha֣r yehuda֔h umikּo֖l ha֣r yishsera'e֑l 'im-'areyhe֖m hecheriyma֥m yehoshshuֽ'a׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir and Anab, from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns.

וַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא וַיַּכְרֵ֤ת אֶת־הָֽעֲנָקִים֙ מִן־הָהָ֤ר מִן־חֶבְרוֹן֙ מִן־דְּבִ֣ר מִן־עֲנָ֔ב וּמִכֹּל֙ הַ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמִכֹּ֖ל הַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עִם־עָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִימָ֥ם יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-nota֣r 'anaqi֔ym bּe'e֖retz bּene֣y yishsera'e֑l ra֗q bּe'azּa֛h bּega֥t ube'ashshedּ֖od nishshe'aֽru׃

Edified Edition (EDE)No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza, Gath and Ashdod did any survive.

לֹֽא־נוֹתַ֣ר עֲנָקִ֔ים בְּאֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֗ק בְּעַזָּ֛ה בְּגַ֥ת וּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד נִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֨ch yehoshshu֜'a 'et-kּal-ha'a֗retz kּe֠kol 'ashshe֨r dּibּe֣r yehvah֮ 'el-moshsheh֒ vayּitּenahּ֩ yehoshshu֨'a lenachala֧h leyishsera'e֛l kּemacheleqota֖m leshshibeteyhe֑m veha'a֥retz shshaqeta֖h mimּilechamaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So Joshua took the entire land, just as the LORD had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶת־כָּל־הָאָ֗רֶץ כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֒ וַיִּתְּנָהּ֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ לְנַחֲלָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כְּמַחְלְקֹתָ֖ם לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאָ֥רֶץ שָׁקְטָ֖ה מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃פ