And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
And Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;
And Joshua passed, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period