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International Version</a></span><br />All these kings and their lands Joshua conquered in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Joshua conquered all these kings and their land in a single campaign, for the LORD, the God of Israel, was fighting for his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joshua captured all these kings and their territories in one campaign because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joshua conquered all these kings and their territory in one campaign because the LORD, Israel's God, was fighting for Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua conquered all of these kings and their territories in one campaign, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time; because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Joshua has captured all these kings and their land [at] one time, for YHWH, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and all these kings and their land hath Joshua captured at one time, for Jehovah, God of Israel, is fighting for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all these kings and their land Joshua took, one time; for Jehovah the God of Israel fought for Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all their kings, and their lands he took and wasted at one onset: for the Lord the God of Israel fought for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all their kings and their regions, he seized and destroyed with a single attack. For the Lord, the God of Israel, fought on his behalf.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All these kings and their lands Joshua captured all at once, for the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua conquered all these kings and their countries at one time; because the LORD God of Israel was with him, and it was he who fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all these Kings and their countries Yeshua defeated at one time, because LORD JEHOVAH the God of Israel was with him and was doing battle for Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua smote, once for all, all their kings, and their land, because the Lord God of Israel fought on the side of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/10-42.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2830" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Conquest of the Southern Cities</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">41</span>Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: nil·ḥām (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">fought</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">for Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: lā·ḵaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·mə·lā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and their land</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">in one</a> <a href="/hebrew/6471.htm" title="6471: pa·‘am (N-fsc) -- A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence. Or pa;amah; from pa'am; a stroke, literally or figuratively.">campaign.</a> </span><span class="reftext">43</span>Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-21.htm">Deuteronomy 3:21-22</a></span><br />And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter. / Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-6.htm">Joshua 11:6-9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.” / So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them, / and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-44.htm">Joshua 21:44-45</a></span><br />And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-24.htm">Deuteronomy 7:24</a></span><br />He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Deuteronomy 31:3-5</a></span><br />The LORD your God Himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua will cross ahead of you, as the LORD has said. / And the LORD will do to them as He did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, when He destroyed them along with their land. / The LORD will deliver them over to you, and you must do to them exactly as I have commanded you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-3.htm">Joshua 23:3</a></span><br />“and you have seen everything that the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake, because it was the LORD your God who fought for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a></span><br />And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-38.htm">2 Samuel 22:38-41</a></span><br />I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. / You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3</a></span><br />For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/47-3.htm">Psalm 47:3</a></span><br />He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a></span><br />He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-14.htm">Joshua 10:14</a></b></br> And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14,25</a></b></br> The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/20-4.htm">Deuteronomy 20:4</a></b></br> For the LORD your God <i>is</i> he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/numbers/32-4.htm">Conquered</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/10-41.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/10-40.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/joshua/10-27.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/12-6.htm">Conquered</a> <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/joshua/14-4.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/joshua/11-6.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Five kings war against Gibeon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua rescues it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">God fights against them with hailstones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">The five kings are murdered in a cave</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">They are brought forth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">scornfully used</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">and hanged</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Seven kings more are conquered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua returns to Gilgal</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/joshua/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Joshua conquered</b><br />The name "Joshua" is derived from the Hebrew "Yehoshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." This name is significant as it reflects Joshua's role as a deliverer for the Israelites, leading them into the Promised Land. The word "conquered" indicates a decisive victory, emphasizing Joshua's leadership and military prowess. Historically, this conquest is part of the larger narrative of the Israelites claiming the land promised to them by God, fulfilling the covenant made with Abraham.<p><b>all these kings and their land</b><br />The phrase "all these kings and their land" refers to the coalition of Canaanite kings who opposed Israel. This highlights the scale of the victory, as it was not just a single battle but a series of conquests. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Canaanite city-states were well-fortified, making this victory even more remarkable. Theologically, this demonstrates God's promise to give the Israelites the land of Canaan, a fulfillment of His covenant.<p><b>in one campaign</b><br />The phrase "in one campaign" underscores the swiftness and efficiency of Joshua's military strategy. It suggests a divinely orchestrated series of events that allowed for such a rapid conquest. This can be seen as a testament to God's power and favor upon Israel, as well as Joshua's obedience and faithfulness to God's commands.<p><b>because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel</b><br />This phrase is central to understanding the source of Israel's victory. "The LORD" (Yahweh) is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with Israel. "The God of Israel" reinforces His unique role as the protector and deliverer of His chosen people. The statement that He "fought for Israel" indicates divine intervention, suggesting that the victories were not merely due to human effort but were acts of God fulfilling His promises. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God as a warrior who fights on behalf of His people, ensuring their success and survival.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">At one time,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, in one campaign, carried on without a respite. <span class="cmt_word">Because the Lord God fought for Israel.</span> It is the peculiar feature of Old Testament history that it draws the veil from the unseen. Other historians are content to note the secondary causes. The Scriptures trace all to their original source - the will of God. And it is His will, as the page of history shows, with exceptions that do but prove the rule, that a just cause, assisted by bravery., purity, and devotion combined, will not fail, in the long run, to overcome force and fraud. Wars of independence, wars undertaken to chastise wickedness and oppression, seldom fail in their object. And when they do fail, it is generally from the presence of similar crimes among those who undertake the righteous cause, and sully it by their own vices and crimes. History furnishes us with abundant instances of this. The leaders of the struggle for the Protestant Reformation in Europe were often almost as crafty, as ambitious, as self seeking, as immoral, as those against whom they contended. Struggles patriotic in their origin have been marred by the selfish aims of those who carried them on. Selfishness inspires distrust, and distrust produces disunion. But where "the Lord God fights for Israel," where noble objects are pursued by worthy means, there is a moral strength which triumphs over the greatest obstacles. Such an instance we have in modern history in the career of a man like William the Silent. Nearly ruined by the cowardice, obstinacy, and selfishness of his associates, his faith, courage, and perseverance carried a struggle hopeless at the outset to a triumphant conclusion. Men may cry that "Providence is on the side of the big battalions," but "the Lord's hand is not waxen short." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/10-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fought</span><br /><span class="heb">נִלְחָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nil·ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed on, to consume, to battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">captured</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלָכִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">campaign.</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּ֣עַם</span> <span class="translit">(pa·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6471.htm">Strong's 6471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/10-42.htm">Joshua 10:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/10-42.htm">OT History: Joshua 10:42 Joshua took all these kings and their (Josh. 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