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Joshua 10:21

Joshua 10:21 is verse 21 of Joshua chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

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King James Version

And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

World English Bible

all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace. None moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.

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Joshua 10:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible

19 But you, do not stop there. Pursue your enemies and attack them from behind. Do not let them reach their cities, for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand.”

20 So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.

21 The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

22 Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”

23 So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

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Hebrew words

וַיָּשֻׁבוּ֩and they returned כָלall הָעָ֨םthe people אֶלto הַמַּחֲנֶ֧הthe camp אֶלto יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַJoshua מַקֵּדָ֖הMakkedah בְּשָׁל֑וֹםin peace לֹֽאnot חָרַ֞ץhe sharpened לִבְנֵ֧יto [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael לְאִ֖ישׁto anyone אֶת<obj.>לְשֹׁנֽוֹtongue his

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Exodus 11:7
But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 57:4
Whom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,

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