Joshua 24:8
And I brought you into the land of Amorites, that dwelled beyond Jordan; and when they fought against you, I betook them into your hands, and ye had their land in possession, and ye killed them.This verse in the real world
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- שָׁמַדshâmadto desolate
- אֱמֹרִיʼĔmôrîyan Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- עֵבֶרʻêberproperly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on th
- יַרְדֵּןYardênJarden, the principal river of Palestine
- לָחַםlâchamto feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- יָרַשׁyârashto occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication
- יָשַׁבyâshabproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwe
- יָדyâda hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Num 21:21–35, Jos 13:10, Neh 9:22, Deu 2:32–3:7, Psa 135:10–11, Psa 136:17–22