
TORAH
NEVI'IM
KETUVIM
Chapter 11
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1When the news reached King Jabin of Hazor, he sent messages to King Jobab of Madon, to the king of Shimron, to the king of Achshaph,
vai-HI kish-MO-a ya-VIN me-lekh-KHA-tzor, va-yish-LAKH el yo-VAV me-lekh ma-DON, v'-el me-lekh shi-MRON, v'-el me-lekh akh-SHAF
אוַיְהִ֕י כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ יָבִ֣ין מֶלֶךְ־חָצ֑וֹר וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶל־יוֹבָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מָד֔וֹן וְאֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ שִׁמְר֖וֹן וְאֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ אַכְשָֽׁף׃
2and to the other kings in the north—in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the lowlands, and in the district of Dor on the west;
v'-el ha-m'-la-KHEEM a-SHER mitz-FOHN ba-HAR u-ba-a-ra-VAH ne-GEV kin-ROT u-va-sh'-PE-la u-va-NA-fot dor mi-YAM
בוְֽאֶל־הַמְּלָכִ֞ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִצְּפ֗וֹן בָּהָ֧ר וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה נֶ֥גֶב כִּֽנְר֖וֹת וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֑ה וּבְנָפ֥וֹת דּ֖וֹר מִיָּֽם׃
3to the Canaanites in the east and in the west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Chermon, in the land of Mitzpa.
ha-k'-na-a-NEE mi-miZ-RAKH u-mi-YAM v'-ha-e-mo-REE v'-ha-khi-TEE v'-ha-p'-ree-ZEE v'-ha-y'-voo-SEE ba-HAR v'-ha-khi-VEE ta-KHAT kher-MON b'-E-rets ha-mitz-PAH
גהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִמִּזְרָ֣ח וּמִיָּ֔ם וְהָאֱמֹרִ֧י וְהַחִתִּ֛י וְהַפְּרִזִּ֥י וְהַיְבוּסִ֖י בָּהָ֑ר וְהַֽחִוִּי֙ תַּ֣חַת חֶרְמ֔וֹן בְּאֶ֖רֶץ הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃
4They took the field with all their armies—an enormous host, as numerous as the sands on the seashore—and a vast multitude of horses and chariots.
vai-YETZ-u HEM v'-KOL ma-cha-NE-hem i-MAM am-RAV ka-KHOL a-SHER al-s'-FAT ha-YAM la-ROV, v'-SUS va-RE-khev rav-m'-OD
דוַיֵּֽצְא֣וּ הֵ֗ם וְכׇל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ עִמָּ֔ם עַם־רָ֕ב כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־שְׂפַֽת־הַיָּ֖ם לָרֹ֑ב וְס֥וּס וָרֶ֖כֶב רַב־מְאֹֽד׃
5All these kings joined forces; they came and encamped together at the Waters of Merom to give battle to Yisrael.
vai-yi-va-a-DU kol ha-m'-la-KHEEM ha-EL-leh va-ya-VO-u va-ya-kha-NU ya-kha-DAV el may may-ROHM l'-hi-LA-khem im yis-ra-AYL.
הוַיִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיַּחֲנ֤וּ יַחְדָּו֙ אֶל־מֵ֣י מֵר֔וֹם לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
6But Hashem said to Yehoshua, “Do not be afraid of them; tomorrow at this time I will have them all lying slain before Yisrael. You shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
vai-YO-mer a-do-NAI el y'-ho-SHU-a, al ti-RA mi-p'-NE-hem, kee-ma-KHAR ka-ET ha-ZOT a-NO-khee no-TAYN et-KU-lam kha-la-LEEM lif-NEI yis-ra-AYL, et su-SE-hem t'-a-KER, v'-et mar-k'-vo-TE-hem tis-ROF ba-AYSH
ווַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֘עַ֮ אַל־תִּירָ֣א מִפְּנֵיהֶם֒ כִּֽי־מָחָ֞ר כָּעֵ֣ת הַזֹּ֗את אָנֹכִ֞י נֹתֵ֧ן אֶת־כֻּלָּ֛ם חֲלָלִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶ֣ם תְּעַקֵּ֔ר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תִּשְׂרֹ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
7So Yehoshua, with all his fighting men, came upon them suddenly at the Waters of Merom, and pounced upon them.
vai-YA-vo y'-ho-SHU-a v'-KOL am ha-mil-KHA-mah i-MO a-LE-hem al-MAY may-roam pit-OM va-yi-p'-LU ba-HEM
זוַיָּבֹ֣א יְהוֹשֻׁ֡עַ וְכׇל־עַם֩ הַמִּלְחָמָ֨ה עִמּ֧וֹ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם עַל־מֵ֥י מֵר֖וֹם פִּתְאֹ֑ם וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃
8Hashem delivered them into the hands of Yisrael, and they defeated them and pursued them all the way to Great Sidon and Misrephothmaim, and all the way to the Valley of Mizpeh on the east; they crushed them, letting none escape.
va-yi-t'-NAYM a-do-NAI b'-yad yis-ra-AYL va-ya-KHU-uM, va-yir-D'-fuM ad-TZI-don ra-BAH, v'-ad mis-r'-POT ma-YIM, v'-ad bik-A-at mitz-PEH miz-RA-khah, va-ya-KUM ad-bil-TI hish-IR-la-HEM sa-REED
חוַיִּתְּנֵ֨ם יְהֹוָ֥ה בְּיַֽד־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ וַיַּכּוּם֒ וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֞וּם עַד־צִיד֣וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וְעַד֙ מִשְׂרְפ֣וֹת מַ֔יִם וְעַד־בִּקְעַ֥ת מִצְפֶּ֖ה מִזְרָ֑חָה וַיַּכֻּ֕ם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִיר־לָהֶ֖ם שָׂרִֽיד׃
9And Yehoshua dealt with them as Hashem had ordered him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
vai-YA-as la-HEM y'-ho-SHU-a ka-a-SHER a-MAR-lo a-do-NAI et su-SE-hem i-KER v'-et mar-k'-vo-TE-hem sa-RAF ba-ESH
טוַיַּ֤עַשׂ לָהֶם֙ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמַר־ל֖וֹ יְהֹוָ֑ה אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶ֣ם עִקֵּ֔ר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
10Yehoshua then turned back and captured Hazor and put her king to the sword.—Hazor was formerly the head of all those kingdoms.
vai-YA-shov y'-ho-SHU-a ba-ET ha-HEE va-yil-KOD et-KHA-tzor v'-et mal-KAH hi-KHA ve-KHA-rev, KEE-KHA-tzor l'-fa-NIM hee rosh kol ha-mam-la-KHOT ha-E-leh
יוַיָּ֨שׇׁב יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ וַיִּלְכֹּ֣ד אֶת־חָצ֔וֹר וְאֶת־מַלְכָּ֖הּ הִכָּ֣ה בֶחָ֑רֶב כִּֽי־חָצ֣וֹר לְפָנִ֔ים הִ֕יא רֹ֖אשׁ כׇּל־הַמַּמְלָכ֥וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
11They proscribed and put to the sword every person in it. Not a soul survived, and Hazor itself was burned down.
vai-YA-khu et-KOL ha-NE-fesh a-SHER-BAH, l'-fi-KHE-REV ha-cha-REM, lo no-TAR KOL-ne-SHA-mah, v'-et-cha-TZOR sa-RAF ba-ESH
יאוַ֠יַּכּ֠וּ אֶת־כׇּל־הַנֶּ֨פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤הּ לְפִי־חֶ֙רֶב֙ הַחֲרֵ֔ם לֹ֥א נוֹתַ֖ר כׇּל־נְשָׁמָ֑ה וְאֶת־חָצ֖וֹר שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
12Yehoshua captured all those royal cities and their kings. He put them to the sword; he proscribed them in accordance with the charge of Moshe, the servant of Hashem.
v'-et kol a-RAY ha-m'-la-kheem ha-AY-leh v'-et kol mal-khay-HEM la-KHAD y'-ho-SHU-a va-ya-KAYM l'-fee KHE-rev he-khe-REEM o-TAM ka-a-SHER tzi-VAH mo-SHEH E-ved a-do-NAI
יבוְֽאֶת־כׇּל־עָרֵ֣י הַמְּלָכִֽים־הָ֠אֵ֠לֶּה וְֽאֶת־כׇּל־מַלְכֵיהֶ֞ם לָכַ֧ד יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ וַיַּכֵּ֥ם לְפִי־חֶ֖רֶב הֶחֱרִ֣ים אוֹתָ֑ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֥בֶד יְהֹוָֽה׃
11:12 In accordance with the charge of Moshe, the servant of Hashem
Moshe is described as being an eved (עבד) of Hashem. In Hebrew, eved can mean a ‘slave.’ However, it is also used to describe a servant, particularly one who faithfully serves his master. Therefore, one of the greatest praises that can be offered is to be called by the title “Eved Hashem,” a ‘faithful servant of God,’ who always strives to fulfill His will. Moshe is the greatest example of this, but all human beings are to strive to achieve this high level of being a faithful servant to God.
13However, all those towns that are still standing on their mounds were not burned down by Yisrael; it was Hazor alone that Yehoshua burned down.
RAK kol-he-a-RIM ha-o-ME-dot al-TI-lam lo se-RA-fam yis-ra-AYL zu-la-TEE et-KHA-tzor le-va-DAH sa-RAF y'-ho-SHU-a
יגרַ֣ק כׇּל־הֶעָרִ֗ים הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ עַל־תִּלָּ֔ם לֹ֥א שְׂרָפָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל זוּלָתִ֛י אֶת־חָצ֥וֹר לְבַדָּ֖הּ שָׂרַ֥ף יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
14The Israelites kept all the spoil and cattle of the rest of those cities as booty. But they cut down their populations with the sword until they exterminated them; they did not spare a soul.
v'-KOL sh'-LAL he-a-RIM ha-E-leh v'-ha-b'-HE-ma ba-Z'-ZU la-HEM b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL rak et-KOL ha-a-DAM hi-KU l'-fi-KHE-rev ad hi-sh'-MI-dam o-TAM lo hish-i-ROO KOL n'-sha-MAH
ידוְ֠כֹ֠ל שְׁלַ֞ל הֶעָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ וְהַבְּהֵמָ֔ה בָּזְז֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֣ק אֶֽת־כׇּל־הָאָדָ֞ם הִכּ֣וּ לְפִי־חֶ֗רֶב עַד־הִשְׁמִדָם֙ אוֹתָ֔ם לֹ֥א הִשְׁאִ֖ירוּ כׇּל־נְשָׁמָֽה׃
15Just as Hashem had commanded His servant Moshe, so Moshe had charged Yehoshua, and so Yehoshua did; he left nothing undone of all that Hashem had commanded Moshe.
ka-a-SHER tzi-VAH a-do-NAI et-mo-SHEH av-DO, KEN-tzi-VAH mo-SHEH et-y'-ho-SHU-a, v'-KEN a-SAH y'-ho-SHU-a, lo-he-SIR da-VAR mi-KOL a-SHER-tzi-VAH a-do-NAI et-mo-SHEH.
טוכַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֤ה יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה עַבְדּ֔וֹ כֵּן־צִוָּ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ וְכֵן֙ עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ לֹא־הֵסִ֣יר דָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
16Yehoshua conquered the whole of this region: the hill country [of Yehuda], the Negev, the whole land of Goshen, the Shephelah, the Arabah, and the hill country and coastal plain of Yisrael
vai-YA-kakh y'-ho-SHU-a et-KOL ha-A-retz ha-ZOT ha-HAR v'-et-KOL ha-NE-GEV v'-ET kol E-retz ha-GO-shen v'-et ha-SHE-fe-LAH v'-et ha-a-RA-va v'-et ha-HAR yis-ra-AYL u-she-fe-LA-toh
טזוַיִּקַּ֨ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֗את הָהָ֤ר וְאֶת־כׇּל־הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ וְאֵת֙ כׇּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַגֹּ֔שֶׁן וְאֶת־הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וְאֶת־הָעֲרָבָ֑ה וְאֶת־הַ֥ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּשְׁפֵלָתֹֽה׃
17[everything] from Mount Halak, which ascends to Seir, all the way to Baal-gad in the Valley of the Lebanon at the foot of Mount Chermon; and he captured all the kings there and executed them.
min ha-har he-cha-LAK ha-o-LEH se-IYR v'-ad ba-al GAD b'-vik-at ha-le-va-NON ta-KHAT har-kher-MON v'-ET kol mal-khay-HEM la-KHAD va-yakh-KEM va-y'-mi-TEM
יזמִן־הָהָ֤ר הֶֽחָלָק֙ הָעוֹלֶ֣ה שֵׂעִ֔יר וְעַד־בַּ֤עַל גָּד֙ בְּבִקְעַ֣ת הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן תַּ֖חַת הַר־חֶרְמ֑וֹן וְאֵ֤ת כׇּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ לָכַ֔ד וַיַּכֵּ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵֽם׃
18Yehoshua waged war with all those kings over a long period.
ya-MEEM ra-BEEM a-SA y'-ho-SHU-a et-KOL ha-m'-la-KHEEM ha-EL-leh mil-KHA-mah
יחיָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־כׇּל־הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִלְחָמָֽה׃
19Apart from the Hivites who dwelt in Givon, not a single city made terms with the Israelites; all were taken in battle.
lo-ha-YA-tah EEYR a-SHER hish-lee-MAH el b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL bil-TI ha-khee-VEE yosh-VAY gi-VO-on et ha-KOL la-ko-KHU ba-mil-kha-MAH
יטלֹא־הָיְתָ֣ה עִ֗יר אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִשְׁלִ֙ימָה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּלְתִּ֥י הַחִוִּ֖י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י גִבְע֑וֹן אֶת־הַכֹּ֖ל לָקְח֥וּ בַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃
20For it was Hashem's doing to stiffen their hearts to give battle to Yisrael, in order that they might be proscribed without quarter and wiped out, as Hashem had commanded Moshe.
ki me-Et a-do-NAI ha-Y'-ta l'-kha-ZEK et li-BAHM li-k'-RAT ha-mil-KHA-mah et yis-ra-AYL l'-ma-an ha-kha-REE-mam l'-vil-T'-hem t'-khi-NAH, ki l'-ma-an ha-sh'-mi-DAM ka-a-SHER tzi-VAH a-do-NAI et mo-SHEH. (Selah)
ככִּ֣י מֵאֵ֣ת יְהֹוָ֣ה ׀ הָֽיְתָ֡ה לְחַזֵּ֣ק אֶת־לִבָּם֩ לִקְרַ֨את הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְמַ֣עַן הַחֲרִימָ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֱיוֹת־לָהֶ֖ם תְּחִנָּ֑ה כִּ֚י לְמַ֣עַן הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
21At that time, Yehoshua went and wiped out the Anakites from the hill country, from Chevron, Debir, and Anab, from the entire hill country of Yehuda, and from the entire hill country of Yisrael; Yehoshua proscribed them and their towns.
vai-YA-vo y'-ho-SHU-a ba-ET ha-HEE, vai-YAK-ret et ha-a-na-KIM min ha-HAR, min khev-RON, min d'-VIR, min a-NAV, u-mi-KOL ha-HAR y'-hu-DAH, u-mi-KOL ha-HAR yis-ra-AYL, im a-re-YHEM, he-khe-ree-MAM y'-ho-SHU-a
כאוַיָּבֹ֨א יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא וַיַּכְרֵ֤ת אֶת־הָעֲנָקִים֙ מִן־הָהָ֤ר מִן־חֶבְרוֹן֙ מִן־דְּבִ֣ר מִן־עֲנָ֔ב וּמִכֹּל֙ הַ֣ר יְהוּדָ֔ה וּמִכֹּ֖ל הַ֣ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עִם־עָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִימָ֥ם יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
22No Anakites remained in the land of the Israelites; but some remained in Azza, Gath, and Ashdod.
lo-no-TAR a-na-KIM b'-E-rets b'-NAY yis-ra-AYL RAK b'-a-ZAH b'-GAT u-v'-ash-DOD nish-a-ROU
כבלֹא־נוֹתַ֣ר עֲנָקִ֔ים בְּאֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֗ק בְּעַזָּ֛ה בְּגַ֥ת וּבְאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד נִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃
23Thus Yehoshua conquered the whole country, just as Hashem had promised Moshe; and Yehoshua assigned it to Yisrael to share according to their tribal divisions. And the land had rest from war.
vai-YA-kakh y'-ho-SHU-a et-KOL ha-A-retz k'-KOL a-SHER di-BER a-do-NAI el mo-SHE, va-yi-t'-NAH y'-ho-SHU-a l'-na-kha-LAH l'-yis-ra-AYL k'-ma-kh'-LO-tam l'-shiv-tay-HEM, v'-ha-A-retz sha-K'-tah mi-mil-kha-MAH. (Selah)
כגוַיִּקַּ֨ח יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶת־כׇּל־הָאָ֗רֶץ כְּ֠כֹ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָה֮ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֒ וַיִּתְּנָהּ֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ לְנַחֲלָ֧ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כְּמַחְלְקֹתָ֖ם לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָאָ֥רֶץ שָׁקְטָ֖ה מִמִּלְחָמָֽה׃