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Lexicon :: Strong's H8085 - šāmaʿ

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שָׁמַע
Transliteration
šāmaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-mah'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2412, 2412a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,159x

The KJV translates Strong's H8085 in the following manner: hear (785x), hearken (196x), obey (81x), publish (17x), understand (9x), obedient (8x), diligently (8x), shew (6x), sound (3x), declare (3x), discern (2x), noise (2x), perceive (2x), tell (2x), reported (2x), miscellaneous (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,159x
The KJV translates Strong's H8085 in the following manner: hear (785x), hearken (196x), obey (81x), publish (17x), understand (9x), obedient (8x), diligently (8x), shew (6x), sound (3x), declare (3x), discern (2x), noise (2x), perceive (2x), tell (2x), reported (2x), miscellaneous (33x).
verb

  1. to hear, listen to, obey

    1. (Qal)

      1. to hear (perceive by ear)

      2. to hear of or concerning

      3. to hear (have power to hear)

      4. to hear with attention or interest, listen to

      5. to understand (language)

      6. to hear (of judicial cases)

      7. to listen, give heed

        1. to consent, agree

        2. to grant request

      8. to listen to, yield to

      9. to obey, be obedient

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be heard (of voice or sound)

      2. to be heard of

      3. to be regarded, be obeyed

    3. (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound

      2. to sound aloud (musical term)

      3. to make proclamation, summon

      4. to cause to be heard

        masculine noun

  2. sound

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'; a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):—× attentively, call (gather) together, × carefully, × certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, × diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), × indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, × surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
STRONGS H8085: Abbreviations
שָׁמַע 1159 verb hear (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician שמע Lzb378; Assyrian šemû; Arabic bdb103301; Sabean סמע mostly in derivatives, especially epithet of divinity סמע he who hears HomChr 124 FellZMG liv (1900), 250, 252 DHMHofmus. No. 10, 1. 1; Ethiopic bdb103302 Aramaic שְׁמַע, bdb103303, Old Aramaic שמע Lzb378; compare also משמעת MI28 obedience); —
Qal1052 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 24:52 +, שָׁמֵ֑עַ Jeremiah 36:13 + 3 times; 2nd person feminine singular שָׁמַ֫עַתְּ 1 Kings 1:11 + 2 times; 3rd person plural שָׁמֵ֑עוּ Judges 2:17 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁמַע Exodus 6:30 +, 1st person singular cohortative אֶשְׁמְעָה Numbers 9:8, וָאֶשְׁמְָעָה (on ְָ֯ compare Ges§ 10h; Ol§ 65 c question reading) Daniel 8:13; 2nd person masculine plural תִּשְׁמְע֔וּן Deuteronomy 8:20 +, תִּשְׁמָע֔וּן Deuteronomy 1:17, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁמַע Amos 7:16 +, שִׁמְעָךְ Job 32:10 + (especially Psalms), שְׁמָ֨עָךְ֨ Daniel 9:19; feminine plural שְׁמַעְנָה Isaiah 32:9; Jeremiah 9:19, שְׁמַ֫עַן Genesis 4:23 (Ges§ 46 f), etc.; Infinitive absolute שָׁמוֺעַ Isaiah 6:9 +; construct שְׁמֹעַ 1 Samuel 15:22 +; suffix שָׁמְעו Deuteronomy 29:18 +, שָׁמְעָתוֺ Isaiah 30:19 (Genesis 18:10 + etc.; —
1. subject human person (or thing personified):
a. hear (perceive by ear), accusative of thing, especially קוֺל Genesis 3:10 (J) + 46 times, דבר(ים) Amos 8:11 + 50 times, etc.; accusative חָכְמָה i.e. wise sayings 1 Kings 5:14 + 4 times; so any utterance or sound (approximately + 150 times in all) + (object omitted) Deuteronomy 4:33 + 32 times + (temporal clause) 1 Samuel 14:27 + 6 times; very rarely with ב, בְּסוֺד י׳ שׁ׳ Job 15:8; with object clause, כִּ׳ Exodus 4:31 + 52 times + Isaiah 39:1b (read כִּי שׁ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Targum || 2 Kings 20:12), אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר Joshua 2:10; Joshua 5:1 (both RD), מַהֹֿ֯ Judges 7:11 + 3 times; without connect. אֹתָהּ שׁ׳ עָשִׂיתִי 2 Kings 19:25 = Isaiah 37:26; singular oratio recta [direct speech] Isaiah 40:28; Zechariah 8:23.
†b. accusative of person + מְדַבֵּר hear one speaking Genesis 27:6 (J), Jeremiah 26:7; Daniel 8:13, so בֹּכֶה Numbers 11:10 (J), נִבָּא Jeremiah 20:1 מְקַלְלֶ֑ךָ Ecclesiastes 7:21; occas. pears. omitted, דֹּבְרִים Genesis 37:17 (JE), אֶתמִֿדַּבֵּר Ezekiel 2:2; Ezekiel 43:6 (see דבר Hithp.); accusative of person only Daniel 12:7.
†c. with לֵאמֹר only, hear say = hear it said, 1 Samuel 13:4; 2 Samuel 19:3; Deuteronomy 13:13; Joshua 22:11 (P), 1 Kings 16:16; + עַל person concerning Genesis 41:15 (E), Isaiah 37:9; אֶל person id. 2 Kings 19:9.
d. hear of, concerning:
(1) accusative of thing, אֵת(כָּלֿ)אֲשֶׁר Exodus 18:1; 2 Kings 19:11 + 5 times, דבר(ים) 1 Samuel 3:11 + 4 times, רָעָה Jeremiah 19:3 + 5 times, etc.; כַּאֲשֶׁר 1 Samuel 23:11; Psalm 48:9, כָּואֹת Isaiah 66:8 hear of anything like this, כָּאֵלֶּךְ Jeremiah 18:13; accusative, etc., omitted Judges 9:46 + 43 times;
(2) less often accusative of person Job 42:5, אֶל person Ezekiel 19:4, person omitted Deuteronomy 9:2; with ב person hear exultantly of their fate †Psalm 92:12 (probably imitated from || הִכִּיט בְּ Psalm 92:12a; see especially ראךְ 8a (6)).
†e. hear, absolute, = have power to hear, 2 Samuel 19:36 (with בְּקוֺל), Isaiah 21:3; Isaiah 32:3; Proverbs 20:12; Zechariah 7:11; in simile Psalm 38:15; with negative of idols Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalm 115:6; figurative (spiritual power) Jeremiah 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:8; Ezekiel 12:2; Isaiah 42:20. — Proverbs 21:28 is probably corrupt, see Toy.
f. hear with attention, interest, listen to (sometimes || חֶאֱןין), חִקְשִׁיב accusative דבר(ים) (54 times) Amos 4:1 +, especially דבר(י) י׳ Numbers 12:6 (JE) + 45 times; אִמְרָה Isaiah 28:23, קוֺל Isaiah 28:23, זאֹת Micah 3:9, etc.; often absolute Judges 5:3 + 57 times, + (negative) Psalm 38:14 pay no attention; absolute לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ 1 Kings 3:9, אִישׁ שֹׁטֵעַ Proverbs 21:28.
†g. understand (language), שָׂפָחךְ Genesis 11:7 (J), Isaiah 33:19, לָשׁוֺן Deuteronomy 28:49, דְּבָרִין Ezekiel 3:6, מַהיְּֿדַבֵּר Jeremiah 5:15, no accusative Genesis 42:23 (E), 2 Kings 18:26 = Isaiah 36:11.
h. specifically of hearing a (judicial) case, דָּבָר Deuteronomy 1:17, compare Deuteronomy 1:17; accusative omitted בֵּין person Deuteronomy 1:16, of י׳ Judges 11:10; with מִשְׁפָּט 1 Kings 3:11; הִטּוֺב וְהָרֵע לשׁ׳ 2 Samuel 14:17, וְשֹׁמֵע אֵין לְךָ 2 Samuel 15:3, compare Job 31:35.
†i. with accusative of person in polite address, hear us (me)! Genesis 23:6, 8, 11, 13, 15 (all P), 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2 Chronicles 13:4; 15:2; 20:20
j. listen, give heed (sometimes || הִקְשִׁיב), absolute, Genesis 42:21 (E) + 18: t., + (usually || הִטָּה אֹ׃ון), Jeremiah 7:13 + 14 times Jeremiah, + (opposed to חָדַל) Ezekiel 2:5 + 3 times Ezekiel; + שִׂים עַללֵֿב Malachi 2:2; hear + do Deuteronomy 5:24; 2 Kings 18:12, etc.; = consent, agree, Genesis 37:27 (J), grant request Judges 11:17; with ל person (mostly late) Judges 19:25; 1 Samuel 30:24; Job 15:17 + 16 times, לי׳ Hosea 9:17; Leviticus 26:14, 18, 21, 27; לְדִבְרֵי י׳ 1 Samuel 15:1, לְעֵצָה Proverbs 12:15.
k. with אֶל person + listen to, yield to Genesis 49:2; Judges 2:17 + 69 times (אֶליֿ׳ + 15 times, especially Jeremiah 7:26 + 10 times Jeremiah), עַל person 2 Kings 20:13; אֶלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., Deuteronomy 18:19; Jeremiah 29:10 + 14 times, עַלדִּֿבְרֵי etc., 2 Kings 22:13 + 3 times; very rarely accusative of thing 1 Samuel 24:10 (Gi 1 Samuel 24:9).
l. לְקוֺל שׁ׳ = id., obey, Genesis 3:17 (J) + 11 times + (לְקוֺל י׳) Judges 2:20; Exodus 15:26 (JE).
m. very often, בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = obey 1 Samuel 8:7 + 25 times, + שׁ׳ בְּקוֺל י׳ (י׳'s word, etc.) Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 3:13 + 65 times (Deuteronomy + 18 times, Jeremiah + 18 times).
n. obey, with accusative דבר(ים) Joshua 1:18 + 2 times + (י׳ ד׳) Jeremiah 11:3 + 5 times Jeremiah; 1 Kings 12:24 2 Chronicles 11:4, etc.; accusative of person Exodus 6:12 (P), 2 Chronicles 28:11.
o. absolutebe obedient (especially to י׳) Isaiah 1:19; Micah 5:14; Jeremiah 12:17 + 4 times Jeremiah + 7 times
2. י׳ (God) subject:
a. accusative קוֺל, דברים, etc., Genesis 21:17 (E), 2 Kings 19:4 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 19:16, usually with favour implied Numbers 20:16; Deuteronomy 33:7 +, so especially accusative תְּפִלָּה, תְּחנָּה, etc., 1 Kings 8:45; Psalm 6:10 +.
b. object clause כִּי Genesis 29:33 (J).
c. no object (32 times) Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 22:21, usually hear and foregive, help, etc 1 Kings 8:30, 32; Isaiah 30:19 +; hear be angry Psalm 78:59, compare Psalm 55:20.
d. = be able to hear Isaiah 59:1; Psalm 94:9.
e. בְּקוֺל שׁ׳ = hear (and grant) Genesis 30:6 (J) + 6 times
f.hear and answer, with אֶל of city, etc., Genesis 21:7; Genesis 16:11; 1 Kings 8:28 + 8 times; with אֶל person Deuteronomy 3:26 + 12 times.
g. with לְ of utterance Jeremiah 18:19; Psalm 61:6; ל person Joshua 24:10 (E).
h. hear, accusative of person + מִתְנוֺדֵד Jeremiah 31:18; favourably, with accusative of person Micah 7:7 + 3 times, so, + ל concerning, Genesis 17:20 (P); object omitted 2 Kings 22:19; Psalm 22:23 + 3 times + Psalm 34:7; Psalm 34:18 (hear and deliver); with temporal clause Jeremiah 11:14
Niph. 42 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁמַע Genesis 45:16 +, etc; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁמַע Exodus 23:13 +, יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ 1 Samuel 1:13, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁמַל Esther 2:8; Participle feminine נִשְׁמַ֫עַת Jeremiah 51:46, etc.; —
1. be heard, of voice, sound, etc., 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Kings 6:7; Job 26:14 (or 1st person plural Qal Imperfect?); of a report, לֵאמֹר ֗֗֗ נִשׁ׳ Genesis 45:16 (E); subject clause, כִּ׳, Nehemiah 6:1 (ל person), compare clauseוְהַיְהוּדִים חשְׁבִים Nehemiah 6:6; Nehemiah 6:7 be reported, (לַמֶּלֶךְ) הָאֵלֶּה כַּדְּבָרִיס; be heard, לִפְנֵי אֱםהֶיךָ Daniel 10:12.
2. be heard of, כָּמֹהוּ Deuteronomy 4:32.
3. be regarded, obeyed, Ecclesiastes 9:17; in 2 Samuel 22:45 = Psalm 18:45 it is be obedient (לִי), si vera lectio (read perhaps Qal. compare Now).
4. בְּקוֺלָם וַיִישּׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 30:27 = (favourable) — hearing was granted to their voice.
† Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְשַׁמַּע 1 Samuel 15:4 he caused the people (accusative) to hear and respond, i.e. he assembled them), so 1 Samuel 23:8 (see Hiph. 1 c).
Hiph.63 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Kings 15:22 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׁמִעֵנִי Deuteronomy 30:12, 13; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תַּשְׁמַע Judges 18:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular suffix הִשְׁמִיעֵנִי Psalm 143:8; feminine singular suffix הַשְׁמִיעִנִי Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13, etc.; Infinitive construct לַשְׁמִעַ Psalm 26:7 (Ges§ 53q); Participle מַשְׁמִיעַ Jeremiah 4:15 +, etc.; —
1. of man:
a. cause to hear accusative of person + of thing Deuteronomy 30:12, 13; Songs 2:14; Songs 8:13 + 4 times; object of thing omitted (= make proclamation to) 1 Kings 15:22; object person omitted Jeremiah 5:20 +; accusative שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 52:7; Nahum 2:1 i.e. proclaim peace; אָוֶֺן Jeremiah 4:15 (מִן local); קוֺל הַשׁ׳ utter a sound Joshua 6:10 (J; || הֵרִיעַ), compare Judges 18:25 (קוֺלְךָ, + עִמָּנוּ), Isaiah 42:2; Isaiah 58:4; קוֺל תְּהִלָּתוֺ הִשׁ׳ † Psalm 66:8 בְּקוֺל תּוֺדָה † Psalm 26:7.
b. absolute as musical term, sound aloud, בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם לְהִשְׁמִיעַ 1 Chronicles 15:19 (perhaps to mark the time, GrPsalms 67 De compare 1 Chronicles 16:5 also Psalm 150:5 בְּצִלְצְלֵי שָׁ֑מַע), מַשְׁמִיעִים 1 Chronicles 15:16, 28; 1 Chronicles 16:42, קוֺל אֶחָד לְהַשׁ׳ 2 Chronicles 5:13 i.e. probably in unison (PrinceEB iii, 3241), Nehemiah 12:42.
c. absolute make proclamation (often || הִגִּיד), Amos 3:9; Amos 4:5; Isaiah 41:26; Jeremiah 4:5 + 6 times Jeremiah.
†d. הַשְׁמִיעוּ, accusative of person + אֶל location = summon Jeremiah 50:29, עַל location Jeremiah 51:27 (compare Pi.).
2. י׳ subject:
a. cause to hear, accusative of person and thing Deuteronomy 4:10, 36 (מִן local), 2 Kings 7:6 + 4 times; accusative of person omitted Isaiah 30:30 + 3 times; accusative of thing omitted Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 48:5.
†b. = tell, accusative of person + כָּזאֹת Judges 13:23; accusative of person only, Isaiah 42:9; accusative of thing only, Isaiah 48:3; Ezekiel 36:15 (אֵלַיִךְ).
†c. absolute, make proclamation Isaiah 43:12; Isaiah 62:11 (אֶל location).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8086.
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Genesis

3:10; 3:17; 4:23; 11:7; 16:11; 17:20; 18:10; 21:7; 21:17; 23:6; 23:8; 23:11; 23:13; 23:15; 24:52; 27:6; 29:33; 30:6; 37:17; 37:27; 41:15; 42:21; 42:23; 45:16; 45:16; 49:2

Exodus

4:31; 6:12; 6:30; 15:26; 18:1; 23:13

Leviticus

26:14; 26:18; 26:21; 26:27

Numbers

9:8; 11:10; 12:6; 20:16

Deuteronomy

1:16; 1:17; 1:17; 1:17; 3:26; 4:10; 4:28; 4:30; 4:32; 4:33; 4:36; 5:24; 8:20; 9:2; 13:13; 18:19; 28:49; 29:8; 29:18; 30:12; 30:12; 30:13; 30:13; 33:7

Joshua

1:18; 2:10; 5:1; 6:10; 22:11; 24:10

Judges

2:17; 2:17; 2:20; 5:3; 7:11; 9:46; 11:10; 11:17; 13:23; 18:23; 18:25; 19:25

1 Samuel

1:13; 1:13; 3:11; 8:7; 13:4; 14:27; 15:1; 15:4; 15:22; 23:8; 23:11; 24:9; 24:10; 30:24

2 Samuel

14:17; 15:3; 19:3; 19:36; 22:45

1 Kings

1:11; 3:9; 3:11; 5:14; 6:7; 8:28; 8:30; 8:32; 8:45; 12:24; 15:22; 15:22; 16:16

2 Kings

7:6; 18:12; 18:26; 19:4; 19:9; 19:11; 19:16; 19:25; 20:12; 20:13; 22:13; 22:19

1 Chronicles

15:16; 15:19; 15:28; 16:5; 16:42; 28:2

2 Chronicles

5:13; 11:4; 13:4; 15:2; 20:20; 28:11; 30:27

Nehemiah

6:1; 6:6; 6:7; 12:42

Esther

2:8

Job

15:8; 15:17; 26:14; 31:35; 32:10; 42:5

Psalms

6:10; 18:45; 22:23; 26:7; 26:7; 34:7; 34:18; 38:14; 38:15; 48:9; 55:20; 61:6; 66:8; 78:59; 92:12; 92:12; 94:9; 115:6; 143:8; 150:5

Proverbs

12:15; 20:12; 21:28; 21:28

Ecclesiastes

7:21; 9:17

Song of Songs

2:14; 2:14; 8:13; 8:13

Isaiah

1:19; 6:9; 21:3; 28:23; 28:23; 30:19; 30:19; 30:30; 32:3; 32:9; 33:19; 36:11; 37:9; 37:26; 39:1; 40:28; 41:26; 42:2; 42:9; 42:20; 43:12; 44:8; 48:3; 48:5; 52:7; 58:4; 59:1; 59:2; 62:11; 66:8

Jeremiah

3:13; 4:5; 4:15; 4:15; 5:15; 5:20; 5:21; 7:13; 7:26; 9:19; 11:3; 11:14; 12:17; 18:13; 18:19; 19:3; 20:1; 22:21; 26:7; 29:10; 31:18; 36:13; 50:29; 51:27; 51:46

Ezekiel

2:2; 2:5; 3:6; 12:2; 19:4; 36:15; 43:6

Daniel

8:13; 8:13; 9:19; 10:12; 12:7

Hosea

9:17

Amos

3:9; 4:1; 4:5; 7:16; 8:11

Micah

3:9; 5:14; 7:7

Nahum

2:1

Zechariah

7:11; 8:23

Malachi

2:2

H8085

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Strong's Number H8085 matches the Hebrew שָׁמַע (šāmaʿ),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in 'Jos' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:17 - We will obey you just as we obeyed Moses. And may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:18 - Anyone who rebels against your orders and does not obey your words and everything you command will be put to death. So be strong and courageous!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:10 - For we have heard how the LORD made a dry path for you through the Red Sea[fn] when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:11 - No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the LORD your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:9 - So Joshua told the Israelites, “Come and listen to what the LORD your God says.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1 - When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast[fn] heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:6 - The Israelites had traveled in the wilderness for forty years until all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died. For they had disobeyed the LORD, and the LORD vowed he would not let them enter the land he had sworn to give us—a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:5 - When you hear the priests give one long blast on the rams’ horns, have all the people shout as loud as they can. Then the walls of the town will collapse, and the people can charge straight into the town.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:10 - “Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:20 - When the people heard the sound of the rams’ horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the town and captured it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:9 - For when the Canaanites and all the other people living in the land hear about it, they will surround us and wipe our name off the face of the earth. And then what will happen to the honor of your great name?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:1 - Now all the kings west of the Jordan River heard about what had happened. These were the kings of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who lived in the hill country, in the western foothills,[fn] and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea[fn] as far north as the Lebanon mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:3 - But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:9 - They answered, “Your servants have come from a very distant country. We have heard of the might of the LORD your God and of all he did in Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:16 - Three days after making the treaty, they learned that these people actually lived nearby!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:1 - Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard that Joshua had captured and completely destroyed[fn] Ai and killed its king, just as he had destroyed the town of Jericho and killed its king. He also learned that the Gibeonites had made peace with Israel and were now their allies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:14 - There has never been a day like this one before or since, when the LORD answered such a prayer. Surely the LORD fought for Israel that day!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:1 - When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:12 - So give me the hill country that the LORD promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the LORD is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the LORD said.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:2 - He told them, “You have done as Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you, and you have obeyed every order I have given you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:11 - The rest of Israel heard that the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had built an altar at Geliloth at the edge of the land of Canaan, on the west side of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:12 - So the whole community of Israel gathered at Shiloh and prepared to go to war against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:30 - When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of Israel—heard this from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, they were satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:10 - but I would not listen to him. Instead, I made Balaam bless you, and so I rescued you from Balak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:24 - The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God. We will obey him alone.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:27 - Joshua said to all the people, “This stone has heard everything the LORD said to us. It will be a witness to testify against you if you go back on your word to God.”
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