Joshua 10:19
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And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
In other translations
And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”
Hebrew words
וְאַתֶּםve'atemand youH859אַל־'al-may notH408תַּעֲמֹדוּta'amoduyou delayH5975רִדְפוּridfupursueH7291אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310אֹיְבֵיכֶם'oyeveikhemenemies yourH341וְזִנַּבְתֶּםvezinavtemand you will attack in [the] rearH2179אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853אַל־'al-may notH408תִּתְּנוּםtitenumyou permit themH5414לָבוֹאlavo'to goH935אֶל־'el-intoH413עָרֵיהֶם'areihemcities theirH5892כִּיkiforH3588נְתָנָםnetanamhe has given themH5414יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם'eloheikhemGod yourH430בְּיֶדְכֶם׃beyedkhemin hand yourH3027
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Psalm 18:37-4137 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. 39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. 38 I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. 39 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. 40 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
- Jeremiah 48:10Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed.
- Jeremiah 8:14Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
- Isaiah 9:14-1514 Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.14 So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. 15 The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
- 2 Samuel 17:13Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.”
- 2 Samuel 20:6And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”
- Joshua 10:20And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
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