Joshua 10:42

“And all these kings and their land Joshua took at one time, because YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, fought for Israel.”

Joshua 10:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 10:42, word by word

kingsמְּלָכִיםmelachim

king

A king who rules a people.

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and their landאַרְצָartsa

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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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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tookלָכַדlachad

capture

To conquer a city or seize someone.

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at oneאֶחָתechat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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timeפַּעַםpaam

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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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foughtנִלְחָםnilcham

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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The context

41And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the land of Goshen as far as Gibeon.

42 · This verse (above)

43Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

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