Joshua 10:28
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
חֶרֶב
the sword
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חֶרֶב
A sword, a cutting weapon. Chereb. Reckless words wound like a sword. Wise words bring healing. The tongue is more powerful than any physical weapon.
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חָרַם
he totally destroyed
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חָרַם
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
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מֶלֶךְ
king/ its
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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לָכַד
he captured
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לָכַד
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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שָׁאַר
he left
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שָׁאַר
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Joshua
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
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יְרִיחוֹ
Jericho
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יְרִיחוֹ
Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine
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מַקֵּדָה
Makkedah
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מַקֵּדָה
Makkedah, a place in Palestine
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שָׂרִיד
a survivor
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שָׂרִיד
a survivor
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