The Meaning of Joshua 10:36 Explained

Joshua 10:36

KJV: And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

YLT: And Joshua goeth up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron, and they fight against it,

Darby: And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron; and they fought against it.

ASV: And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joshua  went up  from Eglon,  and all Israel  with him, unto Hebron;  and they fought  against it: 

What does Joshua 10:36 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 10

1  Five kings war against Gibeon
6  Joshua rescues it
10  God fights against them with hailstones
12  The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua
16  The five kings are murdered in a cave
22  They are brought forth
24  scornfully used
26  and hanged
28  Seven kings more are conquered
43  Joshua returns to Gilgal

What do the individual words in Joshua 10:36 mean?

So went up Joshua and all Israel with him from Eglon to Hebron and they fought against it
וַיַּ֣עַל יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה חֶבְר֑וֹנָה וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עָלֶֽיהָ

וַיַּ֣עַל  So  went  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ  Joshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
וְכָֽל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
עִמּ֛וֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מֵעֶגְל֖וֹנָה  from  Eglon 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: עֶגְלֹון 
Sense: king of Moab who oppressed the children of Israel for 8 years before he was killed by the judge Ehud.
חֶבְר֑וֹנָה  to  Hebron 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ  and  they  fought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
עָלֶֽיהָ  against  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.