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There wasהָיְתָהnotלֹאa cityעִירthatאֲשֶׁרmade peaceהִשְׁלִימָהwithאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלexceptבִּלְתִּיthe Hivite,הַחִוִּיthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Gibeon;גִבְעוֹןallאֶת הַכֹּלthey tookלָקְחוּin battle.בַמִּלְחָמָה
Joshua 11:19
Study it in the app“There was not a city that made peace with the sons of Israel except the Hivite, the inhabitants of Gibeon; all they took in battle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 11:19, word by word
- There wasהָיְתָהhayta
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appears- a cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- made peaceהִשְׁלִימָהhishlima
make peace
To come to terms with someone.
Where else “hishlima” appears- 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- the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi
Hivite
Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chivi” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Gibeonגִבְעוֹןgivon
Gibeon
See it on the mapWhere else “givon” appears- they tookלָקְחוּlakchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakchu” appears- in battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” 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
18For many days Joshua made war with all these kings.
19 · This verse (above)
20For it was from YHWH to make their heart obstinate to meet Israel in battle, in order that he might devote them to destruction, so that there would be no favor for them, but in order that he might destroy them, just as YHWH had commanded Moses.