The Meaning of Joshua 11:13 Explained

Joshua 11:13

KJV: But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

YLT: Only, all the cities which are standing by their hill, Israel hath not burned them, save Hazor only, it hath Joshua burnt;

Darby: Only, all the cities that stood still upon their hills Israel did not burn, save Hazor alone, which Joshua burned.

ASV: But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But [as for] the cities  that stood  still in their strength,  Israel  burned  none of them, save  Hazor  only; [that] did Joshua  burn. 

What does Joshua 11:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 11:1-15 - Joshua's Obedience To The Lord's Commands
The scene is removed to the waters of Merom, near the sources of the Jordan. Hazor was the capital of the region; Jabin, like Pharaoh, was an hereditary title, Judges 4:2. All the northern nations combined. Joshua's heart might well have failed, had it not been for the divine promise on the night before the battle, Joshua 11:6.
His attack under cover of night was like the falling of a thunderbolt. The effect was immediate. The huge host dissolved. The hocking of the horses disabled them, so that Israel was not tempted to trust in chariots and horses, Deuteronomy 17:16; Isaiah 31:1. God's will was literally carried out. But what a noble record is given of this simple-minded soldier! "He left nothing undone," Joshua 11:15. It is only as we literally obey that we can count on such success as his. See 2 Timothy 4:7. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 11

1  Diverse kings overcome at the waters of Merom
10  Hazor is taken and burnt
16  All the country taken by Joshua
21  The Anakims cut off
23  The land rests from war

What do the individual words in Joshua 11:13 mean?

But [as for] any the cities that stood on their mounds none burned of them Israel except - Hazor only [which] burned Joshua
רַ֣ק כָּל־ הֶעָרִ֗ים הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ עַל־ תִּלָּ֔ם לֹ֥א שְׂרָפָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל זוּלָתִ֛י אֶת־ חָצ֥וֹר לְבַדָּ֖הּ שָׂרַ֥ף יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ

רַ֣ק  But  [as  for] 
Parse: Adverb
Root: רַק  
Sense: only, altogether, surely.
כָּל־  any 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הֶעָרִ֗ים  the  cities 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙  that  stood 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
תִּלָּ֔ם  their  mounds 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: תֵּל  
Sense: mound, heap, heap of ruins.
לֹ֥א  none 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
שְׂרָפָ֖ם  burned  of  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל  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.
זוּלָתִ֛י  except 
Parse: Preposition
Root: זוּלָה  
Sense: a removal, a putting away prep.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
חָצ֥וֹר  Hazor 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָצֹור 
Sense: a royal city of northern Palestine allotted to Naphtali.
לְבַדָּ֖הּ  only 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
שָׂרַ֥ף  [which]  burned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂרַף  
Sense: to burn.
יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ  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.

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