Joshua 11:20-21
11:20 for the
Lord determined to make them obstinate so they would attack Israel. He wanted Israel to annihilate them without mercy, as he had instructed Moses.
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11:21 At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country 2 – from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel. 3 Joshua annihilated them and their cities.
1 tn Heb “for from the Lord it was to harden their heart[s] to meet for the battle with Israel, in order to annihilate them, so that they would receive no mercy, in order annihilate them, as the Lord commanded Moses.”
2 tn Heb “went and cut off the Anakites from the hill country.”
3 tn Heb “and from all the hill country of Israel.”