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Joshua 11:14 Cross-References

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And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

Joshua 11:14 (KJV)

Commentary on Joshua 11:14

And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves—The verb took for a prey (בָּזְזוּ, bazzu) means to plunder or take as booty. Unlike Jericho (6:18-19) where all spoil was devoted to God, or Ai (8:2) where spoil was permitted, this verse establishes the general conquest policy: every man they smote with the edge of the sword (הֶחֱרִימוּ, hecherímu, devoted to destruction), but property and livestock became Israel's inheritance.The phrase neither left they any to breathe (כָּל־נְשָׁמָה, kol-neshamah) echoes Deuteronomy 20:16's command reg...

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