Joshua 10:41
in Joshua 10Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the whole region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.
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ASV
And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
KJV
And Joshua smote them from Kadesh–barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
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This verse in Joshua 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
From Kadesh-barnea unto Gaza - Num 13:26 This limits Joshua’s conquests on the west, as the other line, “all the country of Goshen unto Gibeon,” does on the east. Goshen Jos 15:51 has not been identified. It was in the southern part of the territory of Judah, and is, of course, quite distinct from the Goshen of Gen 46:28.
This site's exposition
So Joshua conquered the whole region
on Joshua 10:40-42
The summary divides the south into four zones, the hill country, the Negev, the foothills and the slopes. The words “everything that breathed” answer Deuteronomy 20:16, so the campaign is measured against the command. The Goshen of verse 41 is a district of Judah listed at 15:51.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), that part of the land of Canaan of which they first got possession, which lay south of Jerusalem, and afterwards fell, for the most part, to the lot of the tribe of Judah. Observe in this narrative, 1. The great speed Joshua made in taking these cities, which, some think, is intimated in the manner of relating it, which is quick and concise.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation+unbalanced-parens
Kadesh-barnea - Which lay in the south of Canaan, Num. xxxiv, 4 Deut. i, 19 chap. xv, 3. Gaza - Which was in the southwest of Canaan. So he here signifies, that Joshua did in this expedition subdue all those parts which lay south and west from Gilgal.
And Joshua smote them, from Kadeshbarnea,.... Which lay to the south of the land of Canaan, Num 13:17, even unto Gaza, which lay to the southwest, and was one of the five principalities of the Philistines; of which city See Gill on Amo 1:7; and See Gill on Act 8:26, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon; to which he returned back in his way to his camp at Gilgal, having conquered all the southern part of the country. This country of Goshen is not that in the land of Egypt, as Kimchi rightly remarks.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
that day Joshua took Makkedah--In this and the following verses is described the rapid succession of victory and extermination which swept the whole of southern Palestine into the hands of Israel. "All these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase+odd-straight-quotes
And all the country of Goshen - Calmet contends that this was the very same country in which the Hebrews dwelt before their departure from Egypt; and according to this hypothesis he has constructed his map, causing it to extend from the Nile, which was called the river of Egypt, along the frontiers of the land of Cush or Arabia. It however appears plain that there was a city named Goshen in the tribe of Judah, see Jos 15:51; and this probably gave name to the adjacent country which may be that referred to above.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּכֵּ֧ם | vaiyakem | and he struck down them | H5221 → | 499 times |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ | yehoshua' | Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| מִקָּדֵ֥שׁ | mikadesh | from Kadesh | H6947 → | 20 times |
| בַּרְנֵ֖עַ | barnea' | Barnea | H6947 → | 20 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| עַזָּ֑ה | ʾazah | Gaza | H5804 → | 21 times |
| וְאֵ֛ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֶ֥רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| גֹּ֖שֶׁן | goshen | Goshen | H1657 → | 15 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גִּבְעֽוֹן׃ | givon | Gibeon | H1391 → | 38 times |
וַיַּכֵּ֧םand he struck down them
vaiyakemH5221 →499 times
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַJoshua
yehoshua'H3091 →218 times
מִקָּדֵ֥שׁfrom Kadesh
mikadeshH6947 →20 times
בַּרְנֵ֖עַBarnea
barnea'H6947 →20 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
עַזָּ֑הGaza
ʾazahH5804 →21 times
וְאֵ֛תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֶ֥רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
גֹּ֖שֶׁןGoshen
goshenH1657 →15 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
גִּבְעֽוֹן׃Gibeon
givonH1391 →38 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
it leads to
- Proverbs 2:19
None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
- Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
- Exodus 11:5
and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well…
- Matthew 24:41
Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
- Isaiah 47:2
Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.
- Proverbs 2:19
Through
Deuteronomy 9:23And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You…
it leads to
- Psalms 106:24–25
They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
- Hebrews 4:2
For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.
- Psalms 106:24–25
Through
Joshua 15:51Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
it leads to
- Joshua 11:16
So Joshua took this entire region: the hill country, all the Negev, all the land of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah, and the mountains of Israel and their foothills,
- Joshua 11:16
Where this verse is studied
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About Joshua
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
- PlacePhilistine coastGazaChief Philistine city of the coastal road, judged in Amos 1:6-8 and Zephaniah 2:4; scene of Samson's end (Judg 16).
- PlaceNile DeltaGoshenThe fertile delta region where Jacob's family settles in Egypt (Gen 47).
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.