“Come upעֲלוּto meאֵלַיand help me,וְעִזְרֻנִיand let us strikeוְנַכֶּהGibeon,אֶת גִּבְעוֹןforכִּיit has made peaceהִשְׁלִימָהwith Joshuaאֶת יְהוֹשֻׁעַand with the sonsוְאֶת בְּנֵיof Israel.”יִשְׂרָאֵל
Joshua 10:4
Study it in the app““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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “alu” appears- and help meעִזְרֻizru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “izru” appears- and let us strikeנַכֶּהnake
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “nake” appears- Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- it has made peaceהִשְׁלִימָהhishlima
make peace
To come to terms with someone.
Where else “hishlima” appears- 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).
Where else “yehoshua” appears- and with the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.