YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJoshua,יְהוֹשֻׁעַ“Do notאַלfearתִּירָאthem,מִפְּנֵיהֶםforכִּיtomorrowמָחָרat thisכָּ הַזֹּאתtimeעֵתIאָנֹכִיwill giveנֹתֵןall of themאֶת כֻּלָּםslainחֲלָלִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵלTheir horsesאֶת סוּסֵיהֶםyou shall hamstringתְּעַקֵּרand their chariotsוְאֶת מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶםyou shall burnתִּשְׂרֹףwith fire.”בָּאֵשׁ
Joshua 11:6
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- fearתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- themפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears- timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- will giveנֹתֵןnoten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “noten” appears- slainחֲלָלִיםchalalim
slain
Someone killed or wounded in war.
Where else “chalalim” appears- 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- Their horsesסוּסֵיsuse
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “suse” appears- you shall hamstringתְּעַקֵּרteaker
hamstring
To cut the leg tendons of an animal.
Where else “teaker” appears- and their chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֵיmarkvote
chariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “markvote” appears- you shall burnתִּשְׂרֹףtisrof
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “tisrof” appears- with fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears
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.