Joshua
Joshua 11:11–12
11The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction.c Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
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.
Footnotes
- c 11:11 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering; also in verses 12, 20, and 21.
Word by word
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Joshua 11:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| put | וַ֠יַּכּוּ | way·yak·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| everyone | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| in | בָּ֤הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| to the sword | חֶ֙רֶב֙ | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| devoting | הַֽחֲרֵ֔ם | ha·ḥă·rêm | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| Nothing | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| that breathed | נְשָׁמָ֑ה | nə·šā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H5397 breath |
| remained | נוֹתַ֖ר | nō·w·ṯar | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3498 remain over |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| burned down | שָׂרַ֥ף | śā·rap̄ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8313 burn |
| Hazor itself | חָצ֖וֹר | ḥā·ṣō·wr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2674 Chatsor |
Joshua 11:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua | יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ | yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3091 Jehoshua |
| captured | לָכַ֧ד | lā·ḵaḏ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָ֠אֵלֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| kings | הַמְּלָכִֽים־ | ham·mə·lā·ḵîm- | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| and their cities | עָרֵ֣י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| and put them | וַיַּכֵּ֥ם | way·yak·kêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| to the sword | חֶ֖רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| He devoted them to destruction | הֶחֱרִ֣ים | he·ḥĕ·rîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| servant | עֶ֥בֶד | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֔ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 11:11 Joshua 10:40
Joshua 11:12 Deuteronomy 20:16–17 · Deuteronomy 7:2 · Numbers 33:50–53
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.