KJV King James Version
And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
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Joshua 11:10
And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
WEB World English Bible
Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword: for Hazor used to be the head of all those kingdoms.
ASV American Standard Version
And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joshua turneth back at that time, and captureth Hazor, and its king he hath smitten by the sword; for Hazor formerly is head of all these kingdoms;
Surrounding context — Joshua 11
7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
11 And they smote all the souls that [were] therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying [them]: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, [and] he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
13 But [as for] the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; [that] did Joshua burn.
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וַיָּ֨שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaבָּעֵ֤תH6256 · ettimeהַהִיא֙H1931 · huhe/she/itוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דH3920 · la.khadto captureאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]חָצ֔וֹרH2674 · cha.tsorHazorוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַלְכָּ֖הּH4428 · me.lekhkingהִכָּ֣הH5221 · na.khahto smiteבֶחָ֑רֶבH2719 · che.revswordכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָצ֣וֹרH2674 · cha.tsorHazorלְפָנִ֔יםH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהִ֕יאH1931 · huhe/she/itרֹ֖אשׁH7218 · roshheadכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַמַּמְלָכ֥וֹתH4467 · mam.la.khahkingdomהָאֵֽלֶּה׃H428 · el.lehthese
Cross-references
Judges 4:2And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.Joshua 11:1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard [those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
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