Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
10:31-33 Lachish, by far the most important of the six cities taken at this time, was defended so well that it took Joshua until the second day to capture it. • Gezer was about twenty-five miles north of Lachish. Lachish and Gezer might have had a mutual aid treaty.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
10:31-33 Lachish, by far the most important of the six cities taken at this time, was defended so well that it took Joshua until the second day to capture it. • Gezer was about twenty-five miles north of Lachish. Lachish and Gezer might have had a mutual aid treaty.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
And Joshua went up, and all Israel with him, from Eglon to Hebron; and they fought against it.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it:
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, to Hebron; and they fought against it.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
And Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron, and made an attack on it;