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So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not [a]abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.” So Joshua [b]went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the men of valor. The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, because I have given them into your hand; not [c]one of them shall stand before you.”

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  1. Joshua 10:6 Lit release your hand from.
  2. Joshua 10:7 The verb went up is quite literal at this point. The distance between Gilgal and Gibeon is not great, but the distance is all steeply uphill.
  3. Joshua 10:8 Lit a man.

The men of Gibeon sent this message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, “Do not abandon[a] your subjects![b] Come up here quickly and rescue us! Help us! For all the Amorite kings living in the hill country are attacking us.”[c] So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.[d] The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for I am handing them over to you.[e] Not one of them can resist you.”[f]

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  1. Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”
  2. Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “your servants!”
  3. Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “have gathered against us.”
  4. Joshua 10:7 tn Heb “And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the brave warriors.”
  5. Joshua 10:8 tn Heb “I have given them into your hand.” The verbal form is a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of the action.
  6. Joshua 10:8 tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”

The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal:(A) “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army,(B) including all the best fighting men. The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid(C) of them; I have given them into your hand.(D) Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”(E)

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