Focused Passage

Joshua 11:12-15

The Northern Coalition Defeated and the Land Brought Under Joshua’s Control

The northern kings gather against Israel, the LORD commands Joshua not to fear, Israel defeats the coalition, Hazor is burned, and the chapter summarizes Joshua’s broad conquest and the land’s rest from war.

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12Joshua captured all these kings and their cities and put them to the sword. He devoted them to destruction, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.

13Yet Israel did not burn any of the cities built on their mounds, except Hazor, which Joshua burned.

14The Israelites took for themselves all the plunder and livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not sparing anyone who breathed.

15As the LORD had commanded His servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua. That is what Joshua did, leaving nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Verse 12

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 20:16Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 7:2Classic cross-references Habakkuk 3:13Classic cross-references Joshua 11:20Classic cross-references Numbers 33:50Classic cross-references

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-וְֽאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularcapturedלָכַ֧דH3920Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtheseהָ֠אֵלֶּהH428Article | Pronoun - common plural-וְֽאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker-כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .מַלְכֵיהֶ֞םH4428Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralkingsהַמְּלָכִֽים־H4428Article | Noun - masculine pluraland their citiesעָרֵ֣יH5892Noun - feminine plural constructand put themוַיַּכֵּ֥םH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural. . .לְפִי־H6310Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructto the swordחֶ֖רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularHe devoted them to destructionהֶחֱרִ֣יםH2763Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אוֹתָ֑םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularthe LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularservantעֶ֥בֶדH5650Noun - masculine singular constructhad commandedצִוָּ֔הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Jeremiah 30:18Classic cross-references Joshua 24:13Classic cross-references

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Yetרַ֣קH7535AdverbIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulardid notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleburnשְׂרָפָ֖םH8313Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructof the citiesהֶעָרִ֗יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine pluralbuiltהָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙H5975Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir moundsתִּלָּ֔םH8510Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralexceptזוּלָתִ֛יH2108Preposition-אֶת־H853Direct object markerHazorחָצ֥וֹרH2674Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .לְבַדָּ֖הּH905Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularwhich Joshuaיְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃H3091Noun - proper - masculine singularburnedשָׂרַ֥ףH8313Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 20:16Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 2:34Classic cross-references

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The Israelitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singulartook for themselvesבָּזְז֥וּH962Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .לָהֶ֖םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralallוְ֠כֹלH3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe plunderשְׁלַ֞לH7998Noun - masculine singular constructand livestockוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הH929Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularof theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Article | Pronoun - common pluralcitiesהֶעָרִ֤יםH5892Article | Noun - feminine pluralbutרַ֣קH7535Adverb-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerthey putהִכּ֣וּH5221Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural. . .לְפִי־H6310Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָאָדָ֞םH120Article | Noun - masculine singularto the swordחֶ֗רֶבH2719Noun - feminine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionthey had completely destroyed themהִשְׁמִדָם֙H8045Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural-אוֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralnot sparing anyoneהִשְׁאִ֖ירוּH7604Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralלֹ֥אלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleכָּל־כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho breathedנְשָׁמָֽה׃H5397Noun - feminine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Joshua 1:7Classic cross-references Exodus 34:11Classic cross-references Acts 20:20Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 7:2Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 30:12Classic cross-references

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Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad commandedצִוָּ֤הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularHis servantעַבְדּ֔וֹH5650Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singularsoכֵּן־H3651AdverbMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markercommandedצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singularThat is whatוְכֵן֙H3651Conjunctive waw | AdverbJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַH3091Noun - proper - masculine singulardidעָשָׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularleaving nothingלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .דָּבָ֔רH1697Noun - masculine singularundoneהֵסִ֣ירH5493Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularof allמִכֹּ֛לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhad commandedצִוָּ֥הH6680Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872Noun - proper - masculine singular

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