King James Version
Joshua 11:7 in the King James Version says “So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon the...” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.”
Joshua 11:7 · KJV
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. met: Heb. assembled by appointment
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.
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.
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. great Zidon: or, Zidonrabbah Misrephothmaim: or, Salt pits: Heb. Burnings of waters
And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
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properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“with him against them by the waters”
H4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
“and they fell upon”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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