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11 1When Jabin king of Hazor heard of this, he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Ach'shaph,The conquest of northern Palestine. Jos.11.1-15וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ יָבִין מֶלֶךְ־חָצֹור וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־יֹובָב מֶלֶךְ מָדֹון וְאֶל־מֶלֶךְ שִׁמְרֹון וְאֶל־מֶלֶךְ אַכְשָׁף׃
2and to the kings who were in the northern hill country, and in the Arabah south of Chin'neroth, and in the lowland, and in Naphoth-dor on the west, וְאֶל־הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר מִצְּפֹון בָּהָר וּבָעֲרָבָה נֶגֶב כִּנֲרֹות וּבַשְּׁפֵלָה וּבְנָפֹות דֹּור מִיָּם׃
3to the Canaanites in the east and the west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Per'izzites, and the Jeb'usites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Hermon in the land of Mizpah. הַכְּנַעֲנִי מִמִּזְרָח וּמִיָּם וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי בָּהָר וְהַחִוִּי תַּחַת חֶרְמֹון בְּאֶרֶץ הַמִּצְפָּה׃
4And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots. וַיֵּצְאוּ הֵם וְכָל־מַחֲנֵיהֶם עִםָּם עַם־רָב כַּחֹול אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּם לָרֹב וְסוּס וָרֶכֶב רַב־מְאֹד׃
5And all these kings joined their forces, and came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel. וַיִּוָּעֲדוּ כֹּל הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיַּחֲנוּ יַחְדָּו אֶל־מֵי מֵרֹום לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ ף
6And the LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them, for tomorrow at this time I will give over all of them, slain, to Israel; you shall hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire." וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהֹושֻׁעַ אַל־תִּירָא מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּי־מָחָר כָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן אֶת־כֻּלָּם חֲלָלִים לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם תְּעַקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ׃
7So Joshua came suddenly upon them with all his people of war, by the waters of Merom, and fell upon them. וַיָּבֹא יְהֹושֻׁעַ וְכָל־עַם הַמִּלְחָמָה עִמֹּו עֲלֵיהֶם עַל־מֵי מֵרֹום פִּתְאֹם וַיִּפְּלוּ בָּהֶם׃
8And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who smote them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Mis'rephoth-ma'im, and eastward as far as the valley of Mizpeh; and they smote them, until they left none remaining. וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיַד־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכּוּם וַיִּרְדְּפוּם עַד־צִידֹון רַבָּה וְעַד מִשְׂרְפֹות מַיִם וְעַד־בִּקְעַת מִצְפֶּה מִזְרָחָה וַיַּכֻּם עַד־בִּלְתִּי הִשְׁאִיר־לָהֶם שָׂרִיד׃
9And Joshua did to them as the LORD bade him; he hamstrung their horses, and burned their chariots with fire. וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם יְהֹושֻׁעַ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר־לֹו יְהוָה אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם עִקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם שָׂרַף בָּאֵשׁ׃ ס
10And Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and smote its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all those kingdoms. וַיָּשָׁב יְהֹושֻׁעַ בָּעֵת הַהִיא וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־חָצֹור וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ הִכָּה בֶחָרֶב כִּי־חָצֹור לְפָנִים הִיא רֹאשׁ כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכֹות הָאֵלֶּה׃
11And they put to the sword all who were in it, utterly destroying them; there was none left that breathed, and he burned Hazor with fire. וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ לְפִי־חֶרֶב הַחֲרֵם לֹא נֹותַר כָּל־נְשָׁמָה וְאֶת־חָצֹור שָׂרַף בָּאֵשׁ׃
12And all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took, and smote them with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded. וְאֶת־כָּל־עָרֵי הַמְּלָכִים־הָאֵלֶּה וְאֶת־כָּל־מַלְכֵיהֶם לָכַד יְהֹושֻׁעַ וַיַּכֵּם לְפִי־חֶרֶב הֶחֱרִים אֹותָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה׃
13But none of the cities that stood on mounds did Israel burn, except Hazor only; that Joshua burned. רַק כָּל־הֶעָרִים הָעֹמְדֹות עַל־תִּלָּם לֹא שְׂרָפָם יִשְׂרָאֵל זוּלָתִי אֶת־חָצֹור לְבַדָּהּ שָׂרַף יְהֹושֻׁעַ׃
14And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the people of Israel took for their booty; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, and they did not leave any that breathed. וְכֹל שְׁלַל הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהַבְּהֵמָה בָּזְזוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רַק אֶת־כָּל־הָאָדָם הִכּוּ לְפִי־חֶרֶב עַד־הִשְׁמִדָם אֹותָם לֹא הִשְׁאִירוּ כָּל־נְשָׁמָה׃
15As the LORD had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD had commanded Moses. כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֹּו כֵּן־צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יְהֹושֻׁעַ וְכֵן עָשָׂה יְהֹושֻׁעַ לֹא־הֵסִיר דָּבָר מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה׃