KJV King James Version
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
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Joshua 11:6
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid because of them; for tomorrow at this time, I will deliver them up all slain before Israel. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Joshua, ‘Be not afraid of their presence, for to-morrow about this time I am giving all of them wounded before Israel; their horses thou dost hough, and their chariots burn with fire.’
Surrounding context — Joshua 11
3 [And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and [to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
5 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
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.
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮H3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaאַל־H408 · alnotתִּירָ֣אH3372 · ya.reto fearמִפְּנֵיהֶם֒H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforמָחָ֞רH4279 · ma.chartomorrowכָּעֵ֣תH6256 · ettimeהַזֹּ֗אתH2063 · zotthisאָנֹכִ֞יH595 · a.no.khiIנֹתֵ֧ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כֻּלָּ֛םH3605 · kolallחֲלָלִ֖יםH2491 · cha.lalslain: killedלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]סוּסֵיהֶ֣םH5483 · susswallowתְּעַקֵּ֔רH6131 · a.qarto uprootוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םH4818 · mer.ka.vahchariotתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףH8313 · sa.raphto burnבָּאֵֽשׁ׃H784 · eshfire
Cross-references
Joshua 10:8And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.2 Samuel 8:4And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots.1 Samuel 11:9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by [that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.Judges 20:28And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.Joshua 11:9And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.Hosea 14:3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.Psalm 20:7-8Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.Psalm 27:1-2[A Psalm] of David. The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?Psalm 46:9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!2 Chronicles 20:16To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.Psalm 147:10-11He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.Isaiah 30:16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.Psalm 46:11The LORD of hosts [is] with us; the God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.Proverbs 20:7The just [man] walketh in his integrity: his children [are] blessed after him.Joshua 3:5And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.Deuteronomy 7:16And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee.
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