Joshua 10:38

Revised Standard Version

Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Finally, Joshua turned toward Debir and attacked it. And all Israel was with him.

Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra'el with him, to Devir, and fought against it:

King James Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

Lexham English Bible
Then Joshua returned to Debir, and all of Israel with him, and they fought against it,

English Standard Version
Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it

New Century Version
Then Joshua and the Israelites went back to Debir and attacked it.

New English Translation
Joshua and all Israel turned to Debir and fought against it.

Amplified Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and fought against it.

New American Standard Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it.

Contemporary English Version
Joshua and the Israelite army turned and attacked Debir.

Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua turned back, and all Isra'el with him, to D'vir and fought against it.

Darby Translation
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Joshua and all the Israelites went back to Debir and attacked it.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it;

Good News Translation
Then Joshua and his army turned back to Debir and attacked it.

Literal Translation
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then turned Iosua agayne with all Israel towarde Debir, and fought agaynst it,

American Standard Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

Bible in Basic English
And Joshua and all Israel with him went on to make an attack on Debir;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah returned, and all Israel with him to Dabir, & fought against it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it.

King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joshua and all Israel returned to Dabir; and they encamped about it;

English Revised Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

Berean Standard Bible
Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Fro thennus he turnyde in to Dabir, and took it, and wastide;

Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua turneth back, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fighteth against it,

Update Bible Version
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it:

World English Bible
Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir, and fought against it:

New King James Version
Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and they fought against it.

New Living Translation
Then Joshua and the Israelites turned back and attacked Debir.

New Life Bible
Then Joshua and all Israel returned to Debir. And they fought against it.

New Revised Standard
Then Joshua, with all Israel, turned back to Debir and assaulted it,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Joshua turned back, and all Israel with him, unto Debir, - and fought against it;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Returning from thence to Dabir,

THE MESSAGE
Then Joshua, all Israel with him, turned toward Debir and attacked it. He captured it, its king, and its villages. They killed everyone. They put everyone and everything under the holy curse. No survivors. Debir and its king got the same treatment as Hebron and its king, and Libnah and its king.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to Debir, and they fought against it.

Contextual Overview

²⁸ And Joshua took Makke'dah on that day, and smote it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed every person in it, he left none remaining; and he did to the king of Makke'dah as he had done to the king of Jericho. ²⁹ Then Joshua passed on from Makke'dah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah; ³⁰ and the LORD gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it; and he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. ³¹ And Joshua passed on from Libnah, and all Israel with him, to Lachish, and laid siege to it, and assaulted it: ³² and the LORD gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah. ³³ Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he left none remaining. ³⁴ And Joshua passed on with all Israel from Lachish to Eglon; and they laid siege to it, and assaulted it; ³⁵ and they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword; and every person in it he utterly destroyed that day, as he had done to Lachish. ³⁶ Then Joshua went up with all Israel from Eglon to Hebron; and they assaulted it, ³⁷ and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it; he left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and utterly destroyed it with every person in it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Debir: Debir was situated in the south of the tribe of Judah, near Hebron. The expression of Joshua's returning to Debir, probably denotes, that having carried his conquests in the southern parts as far as Gaza - Joshua 10:41, which was in the south-west angle of Canaan, he then marched back to besiege Debir. Joshua 12:13, Joshua 15:15, Joshua 15:49, Joshua 21:15, Judges 1:11-15

Reciprocal: Joshua 15:7 - Debir 1 Chronicles 6:58 - Debir

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir,.... A city, according to Kimchi, which he passed by when he went to Hebron, and did not fight against it; but, when he had taken Hebron, returned and took it; and which Bunting h says was but a mile from it, and twenty two miles from Jerusalem, towards the south; it is the same with Kirjathsepher and Kirjathsannah, Joshua 15:15; the city of a book or books; and the Rabbins say i, that with the Persians Debir signifies the same, and had its name from a library which was here kept, or from the archives in which the most memorable things since the flood were recorded; or from the making of paper or parchment, or whatsoever was made use of for writing, and of which volumes of books were made:

and fought against it; it refusing to submit to him upon his summons.

h Travels of the Patriarchs, &c. p. 96. i T. Bab. Avodah Zarah, fol. 24. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Joshua returned - The words mark a change in the direction of the march. Joshua from Hebron turned to the southwest, and attacked Debir or Kirjath-sepher and its dependencies Joshua 15:15.