Joshua 10:6-8
Amplified Bible
6 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.” 7 So Joshua [b]went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him, and all the men of valor. 8 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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- Joshua 10:6 Lit release your hand from.
- 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.
- Joshua 10:8 Lit a man.
Joshua 10:6-8
New English Translation
6 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] 7 So Joshua and his whole army, including the bravest warriors, marched up from Gilgal.[d] 8 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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- Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “do not let your hand drop from us.”
- Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “your servants!”
- Joshua 10:6 tn Heb “have gathered against us.”
- 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.”
- 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.
- Joshua 10:8 tn Heb “and not a man [or “one”] of them will stand before you.”
Joshua 10:6-8
King James Version
6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.
8 And 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.
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