Joshua 11

Northern Canaanite kings, led by Yābîn king of Ḥăṣôr, assemble a vast army at waters of Merom against Israel; YHWH assures Joshua of victory, leading to swift defeat, destruction of Ḥăṣôr by fire, hampering of horses and chariots, and complete obedience to YHWH's commands via Mōšeh.

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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּירָ֣א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) be afraid may you fear HVqj2ms מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶם֒ 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mipeneyhem of them from their presence HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מָחָ֞ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa כָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤕 kaet at this time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֗את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs אָנֹכִ֞י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs נֹתֵ֧ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten am giving the one who gives HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כֻּלָּ֛/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all of them the entirety of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp חֲלָלִ֖ים 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 chalalim slain pierced ones HAampa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo סוּסֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉/𐤄𐤌 suseyhem their horses their horses HNcmpc/Sp3mp תְּעַקֵּ֔ר 𐤕𐤏𐤒𐤓 teaqer hamstring you will uproot completely HVpi2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מַרְכְּבֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 marekevoteyhem their chariots their riding-chariots HNcfpc/Sp3mp תִּשְׂרֹ֥ף 𐤕𐤔𐤓𐤐 tiserof burn you will burn HVqi2ms בָּ/אֵֽשׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤔 baesh in fire in the fire HRd/Ncbsa
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וַ/יִּתְּנֵ֨/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and delivered them and he gave them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יַֽד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּכּוּ/ם֒ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅/𐤌 vayakum and struck them and they struck them HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפ֞וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅/𐤌 vayiredefum and pursued them and they pursued them HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR צִיד֣וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 tsidon Sidon Fishing-Town Tsidon HNp רַבָּ֗ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah great great HAafsa וְ/עַד֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and as far as and up to HC/R מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤅𐤕 miserefot Misrephoth Burning-Places of the Waters Miserefot Mayim HNp מַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Maim waters Miserefot Mayim HNp וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-2 and as far as and up to HC/R בִּקְעַ֥ת 𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤕 biqeat the valley of broad split-valley of HNcfsc מִצְפֶּ֖ה 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 mitsepeh Mizpeh Watchtower Mitsepeh HNp מִזְרָ֑חָ/ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇/𐤄 mizerachah eastward sunrise-ward HNcmsa/Sd וַ/יַּכֻּ֕/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤌 vayakum-2 and struck them and they struck them HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to HR בִּלְתִּ֥י 𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 bileti so that not except HC הִשְׁאִֽיר 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓 hisheir left he caused to remain HVhp3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp שָׂרִֽיד 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤃 sarid a survivor survivor HNcmsa
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וְ֠/כֹל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc שְׁלַ֞ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shelal spoil plunder-spoil of HNcmsc הֶ/עָרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa הָ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp וְ/הַ/בְּהֵמָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehabehemah and the livestock and the beast HC/Td/Ncfsa בָּזְז֥וּ 𐤁𐤆𐤆𐤅 bazezu they plundered they plundered HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp רַ֣ק 𐤓𐤒 raq only only HTa אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָדָ֞ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌 haadam the people the earthling HTd/Ncmsa הִכּ֣וּ 𐤄𐤊𐤅 hiku they struck they caused to strike HVhp3cp לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi with the edge of according to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֗רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev the sword blade of destruction HNcfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הִשְׁמִדָ/ם֙ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤃/𐤌 hishemidam they had destroyed them to annihilate them HVhc/Sp3mp אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הִשְׁאִ֖ירוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤅 hisheiru they left they caused to remain HVhp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 any entirety of HNcmsc נְשָׁמָֽה 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤄 neshamah breathing vital breath HNcfsa
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כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as which as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֤ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עַבְדּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avedo his servant his servant HNcmsc/Sp3ms כֵּן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah-2 commanded he commanded HVpp3ms מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp וְ/כֵן֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and-so and thus HC/Tm עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah did he did HVqp3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הֵסִ֣יר 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 hesir turned-aside he caused to turn aside HVhp3ms דָּבָ֔ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar word spoken matter HNcmsa מִ/כֹּ֛ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol from all from the whole of HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah-3 commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֹשֶֽׁה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-3 Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp
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וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֗את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs הָ/הָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the hill country the mountain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/נֶּ֨גֶב֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 hanegev the Negev the arid southland HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 all entirety of HNcmsc אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc הַ/גֹּ֔שֶׁן 𐤄/𐤂𐤔𐤍 hagoshen of Goshen the Goshen the Goshen HTd/Np וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker HC/To הַ/שְּׁפֵלָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 hashefelah the Shephelah the low-lying region HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and and object-marker HC/To הָ/עֲרָבָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah the Arabah the arid plain HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and and object-marker HC/To הַ֥ר 𐤄𐤓 har the hill country mountain of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/שְׁפֵלָתֹֽ/ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤕/𐤄 ushefelatoh and its Shephelah and his lowland region HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הָיְתָ֡ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah it was she became HVqp3fs לְ/חַזֵּ֣ק 𐤋/𐤇𐤆𐤒 lechazeq to strengthen to strengthen HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et their object-marker HTo לִבָּ/ם֩ 𐤋𐤁/𐤌 libam hearts their inner core HNcmsc/Sp3mp לִ/קְרַ֨את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah in battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 against object-marker HR יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order that in order that HR הַֽחֲרִימָ֔/ם 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤌 hacharimam he might devote them to place them under the ban HVhc/Sp3mp לְ/בִלְתִּ֥י 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 levileti so that not so as not to HR/C הֱיוֹת 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 heyot there be to be HVqc לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp תְּחִנָּ֑ה 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤄 techinah mercy plea for favor HNcfsa כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan-2 in order in order that HR הַשְׁמִידָ֔/ם 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃/𐤌 hashemidam to destroy them to annihilate them HVhc/Sp3mp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah he commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 to object-marker HTo מֹשֶֽׁה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp
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וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp בָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at the time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she HTd/Pp3fs וַ/יַּכְרֵ֤ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 vayakheret and cut off and he cut off HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הָֽ/עֲנָקִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤌 haanaqim Anakim the Anakites the Anaqim HTd/Ngmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/הָ֤ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the hill country the mountain HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from HR חֶבְרוֹן֙ 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 cheveron Hebron Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-3 from from HR דְּבִ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devir Debir Devir Devir HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-4 from from HR עֲנָ֔ב 𐤏𐤍𐤁 anav Anab Grape-town Anab Anav HNp וּ/מִ/כֹּל֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤋 umikol and from all and from the entirety of HC/R/Ncmsc הַ֣ר 𐤄𐤓 har hill country mountain of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/מִ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤋 umikol-2 and from all and from the entirety of HC/R/Ncmsc הַ֣ר 𐤄𐤓 har-2 hill country mountain of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR עָרֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 areyhem their cities their settlements HNcfpc/Sp3mp הֶחֱרִימָ֥/ם 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤌 hecherimam he utterly destroyed them he has put them under the ban HVhp3ms/Sp3mp יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp
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וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa כְּ֠/כֹל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol according to all as the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr דִּבֶּ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared HVpp3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁה֒ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יִּתְּנָ/הּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vayitenah and gave it and he gave her HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 yehoshua-2 Joshua YHWH saves Yehoshua HNp לְ/נַחֲלָ֧ה 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 lenachalah for an inheritance for an inheritance-portion HR/Ncfsa לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael to Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np כְּ/מַחְלְקֹתָ֖/ם 𐤊/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕/𐤌 kemacheleqotam according to their divisions according to their allotted divisions HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leshiveteyhem by their tribes to their tribes HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp וְ/הָ/אָ֥רֶץ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets and the land and the earth HC/Td/Ncbsa שָׁקְטָ֖ה 𐤔𐤒𐤈𐤄 shaqetah had rest she was at rest HVqp3fs מִ/מִּלְחָמָֽה 𐤌/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 mimilechamah from war from battle HR/Ncfsa