Joshua 10 · Verse 38

Joshua 10:38

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:
Joshua 10:38, King James Version

Joshua 10:38 in other translations

BSBFinally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.
WEBJoshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.
ASVAnd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:
YLTAnd Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,
DARBYAnd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.
BBEAnd Joshua and all Israel with him went on to make an attack on Debir;
WebsterAnd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

What does Joshua 10:38 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 10:28-42

Jos 10:28-42. Seven More Kings Conquered. 28-42. that day Joshua took Makkedah--In this and the following verses is described the rapid succession of victory and extermination which swept the whole of southern Palestine into the hands of Israel. "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 10:28-43

Joshua made speed in taking these cities. See what a great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we will be diligent, and improve our opportunities. God here showed his hatred of the idolatries and other abominations of which the Canaanites had been guilty, and shows us how great the provocation was, by the greatness of the destruction brought upon them. Here also was typified the destruction of all the…

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Joshua 10:38 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he turned backH7725
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עִמּ֖וֹi.Mowith himH5973
דְּבִ֑רָהde.Vi.rahDebir towardsH1688
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he engaged in battleH3898
עָלֶֽיהָ\׃'a.Lei.haon itH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 10:38

  • Joshua 15:15

    And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.

  • Joshua 12:13

    The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

  • Joshua 15:49

    And Dannah, and Kirjath–sannah, which is Debir,

  • Judges 1:11-15

    And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher: And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? …

  • Joshua 21:15

    And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Debir.Debir was situated in the south of the tribe of Judah, near Hebron. The expression of Joshua's returning to Debir, probably denotes, that having carried his conquests in the southern parts as far as Gaza, (ver. 41,) which was in the south-west angle of Canaan, he then marched back to besiege Debir.
12:13; 15:15,49; 21:15; Jud 1:11-15

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Context

  • Joshua 10:37

    And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

  • Joshua 10:38

    And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

  • Joshua 10:39

    And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

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Joshua 10:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volviéndose Josué, y todo Israel con él, sobre Debir, combatióla;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Josué, et tout Israël avec lui, rebroussa chemin vers Debir, et ils lui firent la guerre;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Josua, und ganz Israel mit ihm, wandte sich nach Debir und stritt wider dasselbe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Inde reversus in Dabir,