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21 At that time Joshua attacked and eliminated the Anakites from the hill country[a]—from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and all the hill country of Judah and Israel.[b] Joshua annihilated them and their cities. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod. 23 Joshua conquered[c] the whole land, just as the Lord had promised Moses,[d] and he assigned Israel their tribal portions.[e] Then the land was free of war.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 11:21 tn Heb “went and cut off the Anakites from the hill country.”
  2. Joshua 11:21 tn Heb “and from all the hill country of Israel.”
  3. Joshua 11:23 tn Heb “took.”
  4. Joshua 11:23 tn Heb “according to all which the Lord said to Moses.” The translation assumes this refers to the promise of the land (see 1:3). Another possibility is that it refers to the Lord’s instructions, in which case the phrase could be translated, “just as the Lord had instructed Moses” (so NLT; cf. also NIV “had directed Moses”).
  5. Joshua 11:23 tn Heb “and Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their allotted portions by their tribes.”

21 At that time Joshua went and destroyed the Anakites(A) from the hill country: from Hebron, Debir(B) and Anab,(C) from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua totally destroyed them and their towns. 22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory; only in Gaza,(D) Gath(E) and Ashdod(F) did any survive.

23 So Joshua took the entire land,(G) just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance(H) to Israel according to their tribal divisions.(I) Then the land had rest(J) from war.(K)

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