JOSHUA 24:8

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.”

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Joshua 24:8 Translation & Meaning

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And I brought וָֽאָבִ֣יאה To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) brought
you into אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to you into
the land אֶ֤רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) land
of the Amorites, הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ An Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes Amorites
which dwelt הַיּוֹשֵׁב֙ Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry dwelt
on the other side בְּעֵ֣בֶר Properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east) other side
Jordan; הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן Jarden, the principal river of Palestine Jordan
and they fought וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ To feed on; by implication, to battle (as destruction) fought
with אִתְּכֶ֑ם Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc with
you: and I gave וָֽאֶתֵּ֨ן To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) gave
them into your hand, בְּיֶדְכֶם֙ A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] hand
that ye might possess וַתִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ To occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin might possess
their land; אַרְצָ֔ם The earth (at large, or partitively a land) land
and I destroyed וָֽאַשְׁמִידֵ֖ם To desolate destroyed
them from before מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃ The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) before
you. מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃ The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) you

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  • 6  And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.

  • 7  And when they cried unto the Lord, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

  • 8  And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

  • 9  Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:

  • 10  But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.




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