Joshua 24:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח
(va·'esh·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
the hornetהַצִּרְעָ֔ה
(ha·tzir·'ah,)
6880: hornetsfrom the same as tsaraath
beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙
(lif·nei·chem)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
you and it droveוַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ
(vat·te·ga·resh)
1644: to drive out, cast outa prim. root
out the twoשְׁנֵ֖י
(she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
kingsמַלְכֵ֣י
(mal·chei)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֑י
(ha·'e·mo·ri;)
567: perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribefrom amar
from before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
you, [but] not by your swordבְחַרְבְּךָ֖
(ve·char·be·cha)
2719: a swordfrom charab
or your bow.בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ׃
(ve·kash·te·cha.)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush


















KJV Lexicon
And I sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
the hornet
tsir`ah  (tsir-aw')
a wasp (as stinging) -- hornet.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
you which drave them out
garash  (gaw-rash')
to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorce -- cast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, surely put away, trouble, thrust out.
from before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
you even the two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of the Amorites
'Emoriy  (em-o-ree')
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Amorite.
but not with thy sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
nor with thy bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I sent the hornet before you and it drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow.

King James Bible
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings before you. It was not by your sword or bow.

International Standard Version
Then I sent hornets ahead of you to drive out two kings of the Amorites before you without your using either sword or bow.

NET Bible
I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I sent hornets ahead of you to force out the two kings of the Amorites ahead of you. These things didn't happen because of your battle skills or fighting ability.

King James 2000 Bible
And I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with your sword, nor with your bow.
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