Joshua
Joshua 11:20
20For it was of the LORD to hardend their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- d 11:20 Or stiffen or strengthen
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it was | הָיְתָ֡ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| of | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to harden | לְחַזֵּ֣ק | lə·ḥaz·zêq | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| their hearts | לִבָּם֩ | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to engage | לִקְרַ֨את | liq·raṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7122 encounter, befall |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| in battle | הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| so that they would be set apart for destruction | הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם | ha·ḥă·rî·mām | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| would receive | הֱיוֹת־ | hĕ·yō·wṯ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| no | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| mercy | תְּחִנָּ֑ה | tə·ḥin·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8467 favour, supplication for favour |
| being annihilated | הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם | haš·mî·ḏām | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֥ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Moses | מֹשֶֽׁה׃ס | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 9:18 · Deuteronomy 20:16–17 · Exodus 4:21 · Deuteronomy 2:30 · Deuteronomy 7:16 · Exodus 9:16 · Judges 14:4 · Joshua 11:12–15 · Exodus 14:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.