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And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַstruck themוַיַּכֵּםfrom Kadesh-barneaמִקָּדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַas far asוְעַדGaza,עַזָּהand allוְאֵת כָּלthe landאֶרֶץof Goshenגֹּשֶׁןas far asוְעַדGibeon.גִּבְעוֹן
Joshua 10:41
Study it in the app“And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 10:41, word by word
- And 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- struck themיַּכֵּyake
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yake” appears- from Kadesh-barneaקָּדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh-barnea
See it on the mapWhere else “kadesh” appears- Gazaעַזָּהaza
Gaza
See it on the mapWhere else “aza” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Goshenגֹּשֶׁןgoshen
Goshen
See it on the mapWhere else “goshen” appears- Gibeonגִּבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears
Places in this verse
1Kadesh-barnea ?
Today: possibly Ain Qudeirat, Sinai/Negev border
An oasis in the desert south of Canaan; its exact site is not certain.
Moses sent the twelve spies from there (Num 13:26). Because of their unbelief, Israel wandered in the wilderness almost forty years (Deut 2:14).
2Gaza
Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.
There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).
3Goshen ?
Today: eastern Nile Delta (Wadi Tumilat), Egypt; debated
A region of the eastern Nile delta in Egypt; how far it extended is not certain.
Pharaoh gave that land to Jacob and his family to live in (Gen 47:6). During the plagues, no hail fell on Goshen (Exod 9:26).
4Gibeon
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
40So Joshua struck all the land: the hill country, the Negev, the Shephelah, and the slopes, and all their kings; he left no survivor, and he devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, had commanded.
41 · This verse (above)
42And all these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, fought for Israel.