The Meaning of Joshua 10:38 Explained

Joshua 10:38

KJV: And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

YLT: And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,

Darby: And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.

ASV: And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joshua  returned,  and all Israel  with him, to Debir;  and fought  against it: 

What does Joshua 10:38 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 10:38 mean?

And returned Joshua and all Israel with him to Debir and they fought against it
וַיָּ֧שָׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֖וֹ דְּבִ֑רָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עָלֶֽיהָ

וַיָּ֧שָׁב  And  returned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ  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.
וְכָל־  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.
עִמּ֖וֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
דְּבִ֑רָה  to  Debir 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: דְּבִיר 
Sense: the king of Eglon, one of the five kings hanged by Joshua.
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם  and  they  fought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
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.

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