KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the cities” | עָרֵ֣י | A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) | cities |
| “of those” | הָ֠אֵלֶּה | These or those | those |
| “kings,” | הַמְּלָכִֽים | A king | kings |
| “and all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the kings” | מַלְכֵיהֶ֞ם | A king | kings |
| “of them, did Joshua” | יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ | Jehoshua (i.e., Joshua), the Jewish leader | did Joshua |
| “take,” | לָכַ֧ד | To catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere | take |
| “and smote” | וַיַּכֵּ֥ם | To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) | smote |
| “them with the edge” | לְפִי | The mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to | edge |
| “of the sword,” | חֶ֖רֶב | Drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement | sword |
| “and” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “he utterly destroyed” | הֶֽחֱרִ֣ים | To seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose | utterly destroyed |
| “them, as” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | them as |
| “Moses” | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “the servant” | עֶ֥בֶד | A servant | servant |
| “of the Lord” | יְהוָֽה׃ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “commanded.” | צִוָּ֔ה | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin | commanded |
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10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.
13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
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