Yosua 11:6-9

11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn ¹  their chariots.” 11:7 Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them. ²  11:8 The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, ³  Misrephoth Maim, ⁴  and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained. 11:9 Joshua did to them as the Lord had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned ⁵  their chariots.

[11:6]  ¹ tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.

[11:7]  ² tn Heb “Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them at the Waters of Merom suddenly and fell upon them.”

[11:8]  ³ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[11:8]  ⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 2:641).

[11:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “burned with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.