Focused Passage

Joshua 10:38-39

The LORD Fights for Israel: Gibeon Rescued and the Southern Kings Defeated

When five Amorite kings attack Gibeon, Joshua marches to defend the oath-bound city, the LORD fights for Israel with panic, hailstones, and extended daylight, and the southern coalition collapses under divine judgment.

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38Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.

39And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to Hebron and as he had done to Libnah and its king.

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Verse 38

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Joshua 15:15Classic cross-references Joshua 12:13Classic cross-references Judges 1:11Classic cross-references

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Finally Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularwith himעִמּ֖וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singularturnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoward Debirדְּבִ֑רָהH1688Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםH3898Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularagainst itעָלֶֽיהָ׃H5921Preposition | third person feminine singular

Verse 39

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And they captured [Debir]וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֞הּH3920Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerits kingמַלְכָּ֤הּH4428Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructits villagesעָרֶ֙יהָ֙H5892Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularThey put themוַיַּכּ֣וּםH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural. . .לְפִי־H6310Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructto the swordחֶ֔רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularand devoted to destructionוַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙H2763Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markereveryoneכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .נֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativein [the city]בָּ֔הּPreposition | third person feminine singularleavingהִשְׁאִ֖ירH7604Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularnoלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlesurvivorsשָׂרִ֑ידH8300Noun - masculine singularכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative[Joshua] did toעָשָׂ֜הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularDebirלִדְבִ֙רָה֙H1688Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand its kingוּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּH4428Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularasוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativehe had doneעָשָׂ֤הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto Hebronלְחֶבְר֗וֹןH2275Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularand asכֵּן־H3651Adverbhe had doneעָשָׂ֛הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto Libnahלְלִבְנָ֖הH3841Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularand its kingוּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃H4428Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular

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