11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn 1 their chariots.” 11:7 Joshua and his whole army caught them by surprise at the Waters of Merom and attacked them. 2 11:8 The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, 3 Misrephoth Maim, 4 and the Mizpah Valley to the east. They struck them down until no survivors remained.
1 tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.
2 tn Heb “Joshua and all the people of war with him came upon them at the Waters of Merom suddenly and fell upon them.”
3 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
4 tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 2:641).