Joshua 11:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 11:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הָיְתָ֡ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְחַזֵּ֣ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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לִבָּם֩
lêb
H3820
heart
לִקְרַ֨את
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם
châram
H2763
to ban
לְבִלְתִּ֥י
biltîy
H1115
except
הֱיוֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֖ם
תְּחִנָּ֑ה
tᵉchinnâh
H8467
supplication
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
לְמַ֣עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַשְׁמִידָ֔ם
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מֹשֶֽׁה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
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World English Bible Public Domain
For it was of Yahweh to harden their hearts, to come against Israel in battle, that he might utterly destroy them, that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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King James Version Public Domain
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favor, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For it was from Yahweh to harden their hearts to meet Israel battle in order to devote them, so that there would not be favor for them, but in order to destroy them, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
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