Joshua 11:6

“YHWH said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for tomorrow at this time I will give all of them slain before Israel. Their horses you shall hamstring and their chariots you shall burn with fire.””

Joshua 11:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 11:6, word by word

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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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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fearתִּירָאtira

fear

To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.

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themפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

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timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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will giveנֹתֵןnoten

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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slainחֲלָלִיםchalalim

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

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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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Their horsesסוּסֵיsuse

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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you shall hamstringתְּעַקֵּרteaker

hamstring

To cut the leg tendons of an animal.

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and their chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֵיmarkvote

chariot

Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.

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you shall burnתִּשְׂרֹףtisrof

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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with fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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Translation note

To “hamstring” is to cut the tendon of a horse’s hind legs so that it is no longer useful for war.

The context

5All these kings met by appointment and came and camped together at the waters of Merom to fight with Israel.

6 · This verse (above)

7So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and they fell on them.

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