Joshua 10:4

““Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the sons of Israel.””

Joshua 10:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 10:4, word by word

“Come upעֲלוּalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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and help meעִזְרֻizru

help

To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.

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and let us strikeנַכֶּהnake

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgivon

Gibeon

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it has made peaceהִשְׁלִימָהhishlima

make peace

To come to terms with someone.

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with Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua

Joshua

Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).

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and with the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemGibeon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Gibeon

    Today: al-Jib (Gibeon), West Bank

    A city about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Jerusalem.

    Its people tricked Joshua into making peace with Israel (Josh 9:3-15). When Joshua defended them, the sun stood still (Josh 10:12). Solomon offered sacrifices there (1 Kgs 3:4).

    Joshua 9:3Joshua 10:121 Kings 3:4

The context

3So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,

4 · This verse (above)

5So they gathered and went up, the five kings of the Amorite, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all their camps, and camped against Gibeon and fought against it.

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