The Meaning of Joshua 10:29 Explained

Joshua 10:29

KJV: Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

YLT: And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fighteth with Libnah;

Darby: And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Makkedah to Libnah, and fought against Libnah.

ASV: And Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Joshua  passed  from Makkedah,  and all Israel  with him, unto Libnah,  and fought  against Libnah: 

What does Joshua 10:29 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Joshua 10

1  Five kings war against Gibeon
6  Joshua rescues it
10  God fights against them with hailstones
12  The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua
16  The five kings are murdered in a cave
22  They are brought forth
24  scornfully used
26  and hanged
28  Seven kings more are conquered
43  Joshua returns to Gilgal

What do the individual words in Joshua 10:29 mean?

And passed Joshua and all Israel with him from Makkedah to Libnah and they fought against Libnah
וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָֽל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ מִמַּקֵּדָ֖ה לִבְנָ֑ה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עִם־ לִבְנָֽה

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר  And  passed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָבַר 
Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
יְ֠הוֹשֻׁעַ  Joshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
וְכָֽל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
עִמּ֛וֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מִמַּקֵּדָ֖ה  from  Makkedah 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַקֵּדָה  
Sense: the location of a cave in Judah where Joshua captured and executed five Canaanite kings during the conquest; located near Bethhoron and Libnah.
לִבְנָ֑ה  to  Libnah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לִבְנָה  
Sense: a royal city of the Canaanites in the southwest captured by Joshua; allocated to Judah and made a Levitical city; site unknown.
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם  and  they  fought 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
עִם־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
לִבְנָֽה  Libnah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לִבְנָה  
Sense: a royal city of the Canaanites in the southwest captured by Joshua; allocated to Judah and made a Levitical city; site unknown.